Yasund Q. Hancock v. Brent Cape

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This case involves questions of state-law interpretation and the interplay between Georgia’s renewal statute, Georgia’s general in forma pauperis statute, and the federal rules governing in forma pauperis status. We conclude that the District Court resolved those questions correctly and affirm its decision.

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On March 23, 2011, Yasund Hancock, an inmate at the Hall County Detention Center in Gainesville, Georgia, proceeding pro se, sued Brent Cape, a Peace Officer with the Hall County Sheriffs Department, and another corrections official under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the…