Legal Opinion

Wendt v. Wakefield

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 26, 2004No. 03-21229UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM. *

Harvey Wendt, Texas prisoner # 537128, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as malicious pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). He argues that the district court erred in raising res judicata sua sponte and that the district court erred in dismissing his claims against Warden Wakefield. A review of the allegations made by Wendt against Wakefield in his previous lawsuit shows that they are sufficiently similar to the allegations made against Wakefield in this case. Therefore, the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Wendt’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Adepegba v. HammonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. Wesley Lynn Pittman v. K. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. Bradley v. PuckettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  4. Chrissy F., by Her Next Friend and Guardian Ad Litem Donna Medley v. Mississippi Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wendt v. Rainey, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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