Legal Opinion
Calvin C. Shobe v. The People of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1966No. 19455PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Per curiam
Calvin Coolidge Shobe, an inmate, in the penitentiary of the State of California, at Folsom, has appealed from an order of the district court denying him leave to commence and prosecute in forma pauperis a suit under the Civil Rights Act against the Warden, the State Director of Corrections, and several other State officers.1 The ground of the ruling was, in substance, that the action was frivolous.
Shobe’s claim appears to be that the defendants, acting under the supposed authority of certain prison rules and regulations, seized and withheld his moneys and other property, that they unduly…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ardis O. Smart v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom Prison, Represa, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Paul Rodger Weller v. Fred H. Dickson, Andrew Emmitte Pope v. Richard A. McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Mark O. Hatfield, Governor of the State of Oregon v. Paul R. BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Leeper v. BeltramiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
3Cited by61 opinions
- Salvatore G. Crisafi v. George E. HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Fred M. Anderson and Wayne Nelson, Fred M. Anderson v. Thomas Coughlin, Commissioner, New York State Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Boyce v. AlizaduhCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Elmo Williams v. H. v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Irving Eugene Ney v. State of California, Lawrence F. Pickett, Keith C. SorensonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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