Legal Opinion
Bryan v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 17, 1987No. 85-2434PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Thomas Bryan appeals the district court’s sua sponte dismissal of his complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after he *456paid a partial filing fee of $21.09. We vacate the district court’s order dismissing the complaint and remand with instructions to the district court to issue the summons to the defendants.
I
On May 5,1983, appellant Thomas Bryan pled guilty to robbery, residential burglary, aggravated battery, and theft in the Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined $10,000. Prior to pleading guilty, Bryan had arranged…
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