Legal Opinion
Martin Fountain v. Warden James T Vaughn Correcti
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 17, 2017No. 16-4013UnpublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION *
2Per curiam
Martin E. Fountain, an inmate at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware denying a motion for reconsideration of an order dismissing his action as legally frivolous. We will summarily affirm.
While Fountain was at his prison job in May 2015, he was told to return to his building. Once there, Fountain was transferred to the MHU (i.e., Medium-High Housing Unit), losing his job in the process. Five days later, an emergency administrative classification hearing was held, and…
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