Legal Opinion
Kenneth E. Murray v. Francis E. Dosal, Clerk
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1998No. 97-2828PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
Kenneth Murray filed this petition under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1651, alleging the clerk of court violated his constitutional rights by refusing to file a civil rights complaint unless he paid an initial partial filing fee pursuant to the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915 (West Supp. 1998). Appellee, Francis Dosal, was directed to respond to the petition. After the response was filed, the district court2 adopted the report of the magistrate judge3 and dismissed the petition. This appeal followed. We affirm.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Mitchell v. FarcassCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lee Hampton v. Ron HobbsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
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