Legal Opinion
Sumner v. Tucker
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 25, 1998No. CIV. A. 3:97cv854PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Marvin Sumner, a Virginia state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pau-peris, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter is before the Court for evaluation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the action was referred to the Magistrate Judge for initial review. Jur isdiction is appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(a)(3).
I.PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 26, 1996, the President signed into law the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”). Among other things,…
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