Legal Opinion
Robert L. Baugh v. Joe Max Taylor Eric Nevelow Perry Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1997No. 96-40908PublishedCited by 1,038 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Robert Baugh, a Texas prisoner, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims for various alleged unconstitutional conditions of confinement. His appeal, like so many recent prisoner cases, raises an issue of first impression under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). For the reasons assigned we remand to the district court in order that it may supplement its prior certification that the appeal was not taken in good faith, or recall and revise same, or otherwise proceed herein as it deems appropriate.
Background,
Baugh and several other Texas state prisoners were…
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