Legal Opinion
Isrin v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1965No. L. A. No. 28322PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMosk, J.
This matter is before us on a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the respondent court to make an order allowing petitioner to prosecute a pending civil action without prepayment of jury fees. The choice of rem*155edy is proper. (Martin v. Superior Court (1917) 176 Cal. 289 [168 P. 135, L.R.A. 1918B 313].)
The issue presented is whether an indigent plaintiff should be denied the right to proceed in forma pauperis on the sole ground that his or her attorney, who is presumably solvent, is acting under a contingent fee contract. The question is one of first impression in this court, but the…
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