Legal Opinion
DeBlasio v. Gilmore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2003No. 01-7025PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GOODWIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DAVIS joined.
OPINION
GOODWIN, District Judge.
The question before the court is whether, pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), Pub.L. No. 104-134, §§ 801-10, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996), an indigent plaintiff who files an action while in prison must pay the entire filing fee upon release in order to continue his lawsuit. We hold that the PLRA fee requirements are not applicable to a released prisoner (assuming the prisoner made any required payments while in prison) and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Robbins v. SwitzerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Roller v. GunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Flint v. HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Peter C. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Brown v. EpplerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Deblasio v. GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Crawford v. DoeDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007
- Page v. KirbyDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2004
- (PC) Allen v. BentacourtDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2024
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