Legal Opinion
Robert Lumbert v. Illinois Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1987No. 86-1192PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Lumbert, an inmate in an Illinois state prison, appeals from the dismissal of his civil rights suit against the Illinois prison system and two of its officials. The ground of dismissal was his failure to pay a $7.20 filing fee assessed by the district judge pursuant to the General Order Regarding Petitions for Leave to Proceed Without Prepayment of Fees and Costs, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois on July 25, 1984. The General Order provides:
An inmate who seeks leave to proceed without prepayment of fees and costs shall be required to…
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