Legal Opinion
Harry Lawrence Williams, Sr. v. Gordon H. Faulkner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 1988No. 87-1417PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Harry Lawrence Williams, Sr. appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his pro se complaint as frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), and denying him leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
I
Plaintiff-appellant Harry Williams, Sr. is an inmate in the custody of the Indiana Department of Corrections. A doctor at the Indiana State Prison diagnosed Williams as having a small brain tumor which affects his equilibrium. Because of this condition,…
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