Legal Opinion
Deem v. Devasto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2005No. 04-41096UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Steven Lynn Deem, Texas prisoner # 835277, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(l) as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. His civil rights suit alleged that a state court judge and a state clerk of court unconstitutional ly denied him a free copy of his trial record.
Deem stated that he wanted a free copy of his trial record in connection with a habeas proceeding; however, there is no constitutional mandate that a habeas petitioner must be provided a free copy of his state-court criminal trial record. See…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. MacCollomSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harlan G. Smith v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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