Legal Opinion
Thomas Kevin McDowell v. Delaware State Police John Campanella, Detective Peachey, Trooper Romanelli, Trooper Simpson, Trooper
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 5, 1996No. 96-7058PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Kevin McDowell appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his pro se complaint, which asserted a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court had dismissed McDowell’s complaint, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), on statute of limitations grounds. McDowell had filed the original complaint, -minus the filing fee, within the applicable two-year limitations period but did not file an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) until some fourteen months later, outside of the limitations period. The district court…
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