Legal Opinion
Esmael Balboa Tijerina v. Larry v. Plentl, Assistant Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1992No. 91-4015PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Alleging prison guards attacked him in retaliation for his exercise of prison grievance procedures, Esmael Tijerina, an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (IFP), filed a complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Following trial, the jury returned a verdict for defendants and the district court entered judgment against Tijerina. Tijerina then moved for a new trial, which the district court denied as untimely. Subsequently, Tijerina filed a motion with this court to proceed IFP.…
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