Legal Opinion
Sheila Bell v. Children's Protective Services, et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2013No. 12-40266UnpublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Sheila Bell and Christopher Bell appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in the district court in their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil action challenging the State’s prior removal of their children from their custody. The denial of an IFP motion is an appealable decision. Flowers v. Turbine Support Div., 507 F.2d 1242, 1244 (5th Cir.1975)(superseded on other grounds by the Prison Litigation Reform Act as stated in Thompson v. Drewry, 138 F.3d 984, 986 (5th Cir.1998)).
A district court’s denial of IFP status is reviewed for an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Arthur Wayne Carson, Cross-Appellee v. Officer Polley, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- James A. Watson v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, William Purdue v. Dr. Allen L. Ault, Director, William A. Durham v. Oree ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Jeanette B. FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TURBINE SUPPORT DIVISION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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