Legal Opinion
Ronald G. Sills v. Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 14, 1985No. 84-5844PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY REVERSAL
MIKVA, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Ronald G. Sills, has moved this court to summarily reverse an order of the District Court dismissing his complaint. In his complaint, appellant, a federal prisoner, seeks access to military law research materials to assist him in his pursuit of post-conviction remedies. Upon receipt of the appellant’s complaint, the district court granted the appellant leave to proceed without prepayment of costs and simultaneously dismissed the complaint sua sponte, noting on the face of the complaint: “Dismissed § 1915(d) — No constitutional…
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