Noyer v. McGough

BRUMBAUGH, J.,

Petitioner Ronald J. Noyer, as plaintiff in the above-captioned civil action, is suing his former court-appointed defense counsel on grounds of alleged ineffective representation, averring deprivation of his constitutional rights and seeking a recovery of monetary damages. The question for our determination is whether Mr. Noyer, an inmate of the State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon, is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. We hold that he is not.

The Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 1725(a), as amended, provides:

“General rule. — The governing authority shall fix by general…