Hooper v. Harris

Smith, Judge.

Dennis R. Hooper, a state prison inmate, filed this civil action for damages against the sheriff and other officials of Paulding County. Hooper alleged that certain personal property was taken from him at the time of his arrest and never returned. He sought $60, which he contends was the value of the unidentified property. The trial court found the litigation frivolous and dismissed it in an order entered October 1, 1997. Hooper’s application for a discretionary appeal from the dismissal was dismissed as untimely. While his motion for reconsideration was pending in this court,…