Legal Opinion
Randy Carson v. Wayne Millus
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2015No. 14-30297UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Plaintiff-Appellant Randy R. Carson, a Louisiana state prisoner, filed a pro se, in forma pauperis complaint against his prison warden. The federal district court dismissed the complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A. We AFFIRM in part, but we VACATE the part of the judgment that dismissed Carson’s complaint as frivolous.
Facts and Proceedings
A Louisiana jury found Carson guilty of four drug charges, including possession of oxycodone (Count 3). State v. Carson, No. 2009 KA 1577, 2010 WL 559731, at *1 (La.Ct.App. Feb. 12,…
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