Legal Opinion
Joseph H. Norton v. E.U. Dimazana, M.D. Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96-40912PublishedCited by 306 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Texas prisoner Joseph Norton appeals the district court’s dismissal as frivolous of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging that the deliberate indifference of the prison staff to his medical needs violated his Eighth Amendment rights. He also asserts that the fee provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act violate his right of access to the courts, that the district court abused its discretion by employing irregular procedures in deciding his case, that the court must provide him a copy of the transcript from his in forma pauperis hearing, and that the…
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