Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Zant
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 1993No. A93A1433PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cooper, Judge.
Lawrence Dennell Jackson, an inmate at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center, sought permission to commence a pro se civil action against Warden Zant. The trial court denied Jackson permission to file his complaint and Jackson brings this direct appeal.
“When a civil action is presented for filing under this Code section by a party who is not represented by an attorney, the clerk of court shall not file the matter but shall present the complaint or other initial pleading to a judge of the court. The judge shall review the pleading and, if the judge determines that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Sangster v. Toledo Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Acker v. VealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Battle v. SeagoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Gonzalez v. ZantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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