Legal Opinion
Coy Ray Campbell v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director of the Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1972No. 72-1737PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The District Court refused to allow this § 1983 suit by an inmate of the Texas Department of Corrections to ever get off the ground, by (i) refusing to permit it to even be docketed without prepayment of costs, (ii) dismissing the “undocketed” ease under Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted, and (iii) refusing to allow an appeal in forma pauperis from these actions. We conclude that the District Court erred in these actions 1 and accordingly grant leave to file the appeal in forma pauperis…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by109 opinions
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- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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