Legal Opinion
Jason Lee Harris v. J. Kenneth Mangum
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2017No. 15-15054PublishedCited by 436 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Jason Harris, an Arizona state prisoner, filed pro se a lawsuit in state court that was subsequently removed by Defendants-Appellees J. Kenneth Mangum and J. Scott Dutcher to federal court. Harris filed a motion asking the court to appoint a representative or guardian ad litem to protect his interests, contending that he had previously been found incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case. Without separately considering that motion, the district court dismissed his lawsuit as frivolous and denied pending motions, including the guardian…
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