Legal Opinion
Alonzo H. Jones v. Ernest Morris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 27, 1985No. 84-2639PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Alonzo Jones, filed a pro se complaint and a petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 1 The district court denied this petition. In its view, the complaint’s eighth amendment claims alleged only negligence and thus failed to state a deprivation of constitutional magnitude. Accordingly, the district court determined that the IFP petition was barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) — a provision which allows the dismissal of an IFP proceeding if the complaint is either frivolous or malicious. 2
For the reasons which follow,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Soto v. DickeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Phillips v. MashburnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by105 opinions
- Junior Ray Duckworth, Cross-Appellants v. Gayle Franzen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Harry Lawrence Williams, Sr. v. Gordon H. FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Midwest National Bank, James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Sharp Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Thomas Patrick Walsh v. Nicholas Mellas and Harry MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Albert Earle Smith-Bey v. Hospital AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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