Legal Opinion
Albert Thomas v. David C. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1989No. 87-8534PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINSON, District Judge:
Albert Thomas, a prisoner acting pro se, appeals the district court’s order dismissing his complaint under Rule 11, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Because the record in this case does not support such a sanction, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
Albert Thomas is an inmate at Georgia State Prison. Since 1983, Thomas has filed approximately ten lawsuits against prison officials. In Thomas v. Newsome, 1 Thomas was partially successful and the jury awarded him $50 in actual damages and $3,500 in punitive damages…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by98 opinions
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