Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Stinnett,et al
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1996No. 96-20720PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Ira Jackson, Jr., a Texas inmate, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. His appeal raises several issues of first impression in this circuit regarding new in forma pauperis provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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Jackson filed this section 1983 action against several prison officials, alleging deliberate indifference to his medical needs, arid the district court certified him to proceed in forma pauperis (“i.f.p.”). While this litigation was pending in the district court,…
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3Cited by115 opinions
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