Legal Opinion
Terry Ray Taylor v. M. M. (Hoot) Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1976No. 75--1322PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Taylor, a state prisoner, sought to file a Title 42, U.S.C., Section 1983, civil rights suit for monetary damages, seek ing the benefit in this connection of the in forma pauperis (IFP) statute, Title 28, U.S.C., Section 1915. 1 The district court, following a somewhat convoluted procedure, dismissed the suit. This Court accepted Taylor’s appeal. We find the district court to have erred, and we reverse.
Appellant is a felon incarcerated within the Alabama penal system. On May 14, 1974, he presented for filing in the United States District Court for the Northern District…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Johnson v. GlickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by101 opinions
- Harry Franklin v. Ms. Murphy and Hoyt CuppCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Salvatore G. Crisafi v. George E. HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Robert Procup v. C. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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