Legal Opinion
Smith v. Moore
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 11, 2002No. 96,949PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinchester, J.
{1 The appellant, Eugene Smith, a prisoner, filed an application for a writ of mandamus and requested pauper status so that court costs would be waived. The trial court issued an order dated September 24, 2001, which found that Smith had an income of $24.00 per month for "gang pay." The court then assessed $48.00 of court costs against Smith, citing Foust v. Pearman, 1992 OK 135, 850 P.2d 1047 as authority. Smith was otherwise allowed to proceed as a pauper. The order gave Smith the option of filing a dismissal in the action within twenty days, but if the dismissal was not filed, a lien would…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- LCR, INC. v. Linwood PropertiesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Cumbey v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. v. District Court, Fifteenth Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Foust v. PearmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- First National Bank & Trust Co. of Ada v. ArlesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Wilson v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Mehdipour v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Gamble v. CalboneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Cotner v. GoldenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- Mehdipour v. State Ex Rel. Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
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