Legal Opinion
Battle v. Seago
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 20, 1993No. A93A0880PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
This is a sexual harassment action filed pro se by a male inmate against a woman employee of the Department of Corrections. An order denying filing pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-2 (d) was entered and plaintiff Battle appeals. Held:
Under the statutory provision, the order denying filing is treated the same as a dismissal. “ ‘ “A pro se complaint is not held to stringent standards of formal pleadings, Haines v. Kerner, 404 U. S. 519, 92 S.Ct. 594, 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972) (Vinnedge v. Gibbs, 550 F.2d 926 (1) (4th Cir. 1977)), and the ‘complaint should not be dismissed for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Russell B. Vinnedge v. G. W. Gibbs, Superintendent of Jails, Department of Corrections for the State of VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Johnson v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Baxley v. SutterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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