Legal Opinion
Johnny Rocha v. Louis M. Sowers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1972No. 72-1141PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Johnny Rocha has applied to this Court for leave to appeal in forma pawperis 1 from the district court’s peremptory denial of his motion to file a Civil Rights action 2 in forma pauperis. We grant his motion and summarily remand the case for further proceedings.
In the complaint which he attempted to file in the court below, Rocha sought $10,000 damages and a mandatory injunction against the respondents, officials of the Louisiana State Prison, where he is incarcerated. He alleged that he has been denied adequate medical treatment for accidental injuries sustained in the prison, and that he is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harold G. Woolsey v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Robert Alan Jones v. Sheriff Bill Decker, Etc., No. 30321 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc v. Citizens Casualty Co. Of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by7 opinions
- Nazareth Gates, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. John Collier, Superintendent, Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- William Hardin Bogard, Jr. v. Thomas D. Cook, Former Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Coy Ray Campbell v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director of the Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Begg v. MoffittDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. GereauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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