Legal Opinion
David Adams v. Nathan A. Rice Gary T. Dixon Hazel W. Keith
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1994No. 93-6914PublishedCited by 1,079 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge LUTTIG joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the question whether the district court abused its discretion under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) by dismissing plaintiffs informa pawperis suit as frivolous. Plaintiff alleges that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by retaliating against him for requesting protective custody. Because we find that plaintiff^ claims of retaliation are legally and factually baseless, we affirm.
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Plaintiff Adams was first incarcerated at the…
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