Legal Opinion
Torrance Pilgrim v. John Littlefield
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1996No. 94-3795PublishedCited by 1,025 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorris, Circuit Judge, joined by Miles, District Judge,
MOORE, Circuit Judge (pp. 417-19), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, pro se state prisoners, appeal the district court’s dismissal of their complaint against various prison officials pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(c). Plaintiffs challenge four of the rulings below: (1) dismissal on the merits of the claim of denial of access to the courts, (2) dismissal of the remaining claims without stating the basis for dismissal, (3) failure of the district court to certify plaintiffs as a class, and (4) denial of the discovery sought by plaintiffs. We review…
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