Legal Opinion
Tahtinen v. Superior Court, Pinal County
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1981No. M-354, M-357 and M-362PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Justice:
These three special actions raise the same issue: Do indigents have the right to file a civil action or civil appeal without paying the filing fee to the appropriate clerk of the court? We have consolidated these special actions to consider this issue.
All three special actions were filed by prisoners at the Arizona State Prison. Case No. M-354 involved s. complaint alleging a denial of procedural due process in a prison disciplinary proceeding; M-357 concerned an assault and battery charge; and M-362 alleged a failure to pay wages due for work done by a prisoner. In case Nos.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Eastin v. BroomfieldArizona Supreme Court · 1977
- Hampton v. ChatwinArizona Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Kahn v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
- Browning v. CorbettCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
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