Legal Opinion
Allan H. Lawson v. Arthur T. Prasse, Commissioner of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 23, 1969No. 17665_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by a prisoner under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq., claiming that he is being unconstitutionally discriminated against in his efforts to acquire certain books and publications for study. Plaintiff accompanied his complaint with a petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
The District Court did not find the affidavit of poverty inadequate, but believing the cause of action to be “without merit whatsoever” entered an order denying the petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Urbano v. CalissiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Leonard Edward Jordan v. The County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and George C. Corson, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Sheridan v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Richard J. Mayberry v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
3Cited by9 opinions
- Richard Harris v. Julius Cuyler, Superintendent, and Edmund J. Gaffney, M.DCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Gray v. CreamerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Mann v. SnyderDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1969
- Mayberry v. PrasseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Davis v. BrierleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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