Legal Opinion
Robert L. Sanders v. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1985No. 84-1895PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, Robert Sanders, appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his pro se complaint as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) (1982). We affirm.
I. Facts
The plaintiff was sentenced to two years in prison for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 (1982), and began serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) at Lexington, Kentucky, pursuant to a court order that he receive medical treatment, in May of 1983. In April of 1984, the plaintiff was transferred to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.
On June 4, 1984, the plaintiff…
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- Charles Horsey v. David AsherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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