Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Kiser
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 6, 2018No. Record 180162Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY SENIOR JUSTICE ELIZABETH B. LACY
In this appeal we consider whether the circuit court erred in denying a motion for nonsuit, prospectively denying an inmate in forma pauperis status pursuant to Code § 8.01-692, and imposing a pre-service review with possible summary dismissal on the inmate's future filings.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Carl D. Gordon, an inmate at Red Onion State Prison, filed a complaint seeking injunctive relief to protect him from alleged unsanitary dental treatment by the prison's dental assistant. The circuit court granted Gordon in forma pauperis status on September 8,…
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