Martin v. McGinn

NATURE OF CASE

This is an appeal from an order of the district court for Lancaster County which denied the appellant, Jacqaus L. Martin, leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed his action.

BACKGROUND

Martin, an inmate at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, filed a pro se “Petition for Declaratory, Injunctive, and Other Equitable Relief/Damages” against several defendants.

On October 22,2001, Martin filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and an accompanying affidavit in support of his application. In an order filed November 1, the district court determined that…