Bailey v. Carter

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Michael Bailey, Robert Allen, and Charles Skotynsky, inmates at Lima Correctional Institution, appeal the district court’s order dismissing as frivolous their action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Supp. IV 1998) challenging an Ohio statute and rule that require a $3 copayment for medical services.1 The inmates assert a multitude of constitutional challenges to the statute and rule. We affirm.

The Ohio Legislature enacted a financial responsibility statute that allows the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to recover costs of supervision and…