Legal Opinion

Marin v. Leslie

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 8, 2009No. 08-4018PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Melvin Marin, proceeding pro se, appeals the District Court’s order dismissing his complaint for lack of standing. For the reasons that follow, we will modify the District Court’s order and affirm the order as modified.

I

As we write primarily for the parties, who are familiar with the facts and procedural history of this case, we only briefly discuss the events leading to this appeal. In 2006, Marin initiated this lawsuit by filing a pro se complaint against Appellees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In doing so, he attempted to proceed both as trustee for “Happy Trust Three” — his…

3Cases cited7 opinions

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4Cited by21 opinions

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