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Ferguson v. McCaughtry

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided September 11, 1991No. 91-C-863Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiff, Charles Ferguson, currently incarcerated at the Waupun Correctional Institution, seeks redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 from Gary McCaughtry, the warden of Waupun, and Cindy O’Donnell, a com plaint examiner, for their alleged mishandling of his monetary funds and audio tapes. Mr. Ferguson has filed a petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons stated below, his petition will be denied.

In order to authorize a litigant to proceed in forma pauperis, the court must make two determinations: (1) whether the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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