Legal Opinion
Oaks v. District Court of State of RI
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 1, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-0190-SPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
This civil action was filed in this court on March 21, 1986. The plaintiff was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. At issue is the constitutionality of R.I.G.L. § 9-12-12 (quoted post n. 3), a state statute which necessitates the posting of an appeal bond in an action for possession of tenements let. (The state statutory scheme is described post Part II.) The court turns without further ado to the stip ulated facts and to the travel of this peregrine litigation.
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Plaintiff Yvette Oaks (Oaks) and her two minor children are tenants at 277 Main…
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