Legal Opinion
Geiger v. Jowers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 2005No. 04-10299PublishedCited by 664 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Geiger, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (“IFP”), appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit as frivolous and barred by the physical injury requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(e). We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Geiger, a Texas prisoner, sued prison officials, including mail room, security, and grievance personnel and the Mail Service Coordinator Panel. He alleges that, in retaliation for an earlier lawsuit that he filed against prison officials, employees in the mail room, acting in concert with security…
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