Martin v. Knox Et Al.

C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.

Opinion of

Justice Stevens, with whom Justice Blackmun joins,

respecting the denial of the petition for writ of certiorari.

On November 4, 1991, the Court applied its recently amended Rule 39.8 to eight petitions filed by James L. Martin. Instead of simply denying those certiorari petitions on the ground that they lacked merit, the Court denied Martin leave to proceed informa pauperis on the ground that the petitions were repetitive and frivolous. Zatko v. California, ante, p. 16. I dissented from that action, in part, because drawing distinctions between those…