Legal Opinion
Charles E. Brownlee v. William Conine, Jail Administrator, Charles E. Brownlee v. Sheriff Raymond Klink
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1992No. 90-2642, 90-2815PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for decision a prisoner’s appeals from orders by a district judge dismissing two civil rights suits, both of which complain about the treatment the prisoner received when he was confined in a county jail to await trial. In each case the prisoner filed a complaint accompanied by a request to be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, and the judge, without waiting for an answer to be filed, dismissed the suit as frivolous. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d); Williams v. Faulkner, 837 F.2d 304, 306-07 (7th Cir.1988). Although notified of the appeals, the defendants…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Alexander Patton v. Raymond PrzybylskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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