Legal Opinion
Rose v. Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution Officials
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 29, 1991No. 91-C-950PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiff, Johnnie Rose, currently incarcerated at the Racine Correctional Institution, seeks redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 following his eight-day placement in adjustment segregation. Mr. Rose has filed a petition for leave to proceed in for-ma pauperis. The court will grant the petition.
In order to authorize a litigant to proceed in forma pauperis, the court must make two determinations: first, whether the litigant is unable to pay the costs of commencing the action; and second, whether the action is frivolous or malicious. 28…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Wilson v. SeiterSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Smith v. McCaughtryDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1992
- Akbar v. GrossDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1993