Legal Opinion
Wenzler v. Warden of G.R.C.C.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 25, 1996No. Civil Action 3:96cv105PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
A.J. Wenzler, a Virginia state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. He seeks injunctive relief. The defendants have moved to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Jurisdiction is áppropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(3).
STANDARD FOR A MOTION TO DISMISS
Rule 12(b)(6) allows a court to dismiss claims based on dispositive issues of law. Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69, 73, 104 S.Ct. 2229, 2232, 81 L.Ed.2d 59 (1984). A 12(b)(6) motion cannot be granted as a matter of law unless “it is clear that…
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