Legal Opinion
Earl Romesburg v. Myrna Trickey Dr. Aturo Taca and Judy Fanning
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1990No. 90-1284EMPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Earl Romesburg, a Missouri inmate, appeals the District Court’s 1 order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action with prejudice as a sanction for his intentional misrepresentation of his financial status on his affidavit of poverty, filed in order to proceed in forma pauperis. We affirm.
Romesburg’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis was granted by a magistrate, and his complaint was filed in the District Court. Romesburg requested appointment of counsel, which the District Court granted. An amended complaint was filed by counsel alleging that defendant prison officials…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- John William Brown v. Gerald Frey, Larry Trickey, Ron Kennedy, John Bain, J. Shanklin, Walter Fisher, Christie Lynch and Bernice TrickeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Bennie R. Thompson v. Norman CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Richard Harris v. Julius Cuyler, Superintendent, and Edmund J. Gaffney, M.DCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- John E. Dawson v. M.C. Lennon, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Richmond v. HousewrightDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1984
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3Cited by38 opinions
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