Pennebaker v. Chamber

*67OPINION OF THE COURT

Plaintiff filed a civil rights' complaint against Arthur Potter, Justice of the Peace, Clair Barnett, storekeeper, and Carl C. Chambers, a Pennsylvania state trooper.1 The district court refused to permit plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis and on its own motion also dismissed his complaint. Plaintiff appeals.

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), which is part of a section entitled “Proceedings in Forma Pauperis,” the district court may dismiss an action if it is satisfied that the action is “frivolous.” We think the action against the Justice of the Peace was properly dismissed…