Legal Opinion
Charles Horsey v. David Asher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1984No. 83-1870PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff Charles Horsey is a prisoner without money. He brought this action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against a police officer of the City of Springfield, Missouri. The defendant has conceded that the complaint states a claim on which relief can be granted and therefore could not have been dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Brief for Appellee 5. The principal question presented is whether such a complaint may nevertheless be dismissed as “frivolous” under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We hold that it may not, and therefore reverse the District Court.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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