Legal Opinion
Clovis Carl Green, Jr. v. Warden, U.S. Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1983No. 81-3067PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Much has recently been said and written about the proliferation of frivolous lawsuits filed by state and federal prisoners. Today, in considering the instant appeal, we must also address a request by the Government to curb the litigiousness of a particularly notorious contributor to the backlog of this and other circuits, Clovis Carl Green, Jr.
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Before we review the procedural history of the immediate case, it is helpful to note the following background information. Clovis Carl Green, Jr., is the founder and sole “reverend” of the Human Awareness Universal Life Church,…
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