Legal Opinion

Hairston v. Gronolsky

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 15, 2009No. 08-3995PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Arthur Hairston, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the District Court’s order denying his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and administratively terminating his civil action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and review *717the District Court’s order for an abuse of discretion. See Redmond v. Gill, 352 F.3d 801, 803 (3d Cir.2003). We will affirm.

On March 17, 2008, Hairston filed a complaint (which, we note, is properly considered as one brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct.…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. David Newlin v. David W. Helman, Jesse E. Robinson v. B. Smith, James C. Griffin v. William R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  3. Redmond v. GillCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. Joseph N. Hall v. Dennis StoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999

4Cited by1 opinion

  1. El Ameen Bey v. StumpfDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2011

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