Legal Opinion
Fredrick C. Lyons v. Lt. Jackie Goodson, North Little Rock Police Dept., North Little Rock, Ar
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1986No. 85-2188PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
Fredrick C. Lyons, an inmate of the Arkansas Department of Correction, appeals pro se and in forma pauperis from the district court’s order dismissing his civil rights action as barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse and remand.
Lyons alleges that this action is based on events that occurred on July 21, 1982, and that the district court initially received his complaint on July 9, 1985. He says he submitted nine copies of the complaint, although his instructions were to provide eight copies. The district court (through the magistrate’s office) returned the complaint to Lyons, along…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Chester Lee Mohler v. Earl Miller, Orville Phillippe, John Truchly, Joseph Brown and Peppino PuleoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Mason v. SorrellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
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