Legal Opinion
James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Midwest National Bank, James H. Ricketts, Sr. v. Sharp Investment Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 11, 1989No. 88-1203, 88-2302PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
James Ricketts has appealed pro se from the dismissals of two complaints he filed in the district court after being denied leave to prosecute them in forma pauperis. The district court dismissed the first complaint sua sponte six days after it was filed for failure to state a claim. A different district court judge dismissed the second complaint for want of subject matter jurisdiction in accordance with the substantiality doctrine. The second dismissal occurred after the judge had reviewed responsive pleadings and ordered the plaintiff to show cause why the case was…
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