Legal Opinion
Don Victor Harbolt, Jr. v. Noah L. Alldredge, Warden, U.S. Reformatory, El Reno, Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1972No. 71-1041PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Harbolt tendered to the District Court a civil rights complaint for compensatory and punitive damages, and a request for appointment of counsel. He accompanied his papers with a sufficient application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(a). On examination of the papers the District Court entered an order concluding that the complaint was clearly without merit; that the respondents were immune from damages under the allegations made; and that, in the court’s discretion, the application to proceed in forma pauperis was denied. This court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Jack v. K. Ragan v. Colonel Weldon W. Cox, Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Chester L. Oughton v. United States of America (John C. Taylor, Warden)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Lon C. Sigafus v. Sheriff Herald D. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Ragan v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Martinez v. AaronCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Howard Smith Bennett v. Albert Passic, Sheriff, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Jessie W. Collins v. Cecil Cundy, Campbell County Attorney and Sheriff Hladky, Sheriff of Campbell CountyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Willie Smart v. Romeo Villar, Chief Medical Officer, Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Joe Silver, and Cross-Appellants v. Paul S. Cormier, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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