Robert Earl McCoy v. Judge Marcus D. Gordon

Having granted the petitioner the right to appeal in forma pauperis, we have, sua sponte, reviewed the record in this case and concluded that some of the issues sought to be raised on appeal are frivolous. We, therefore, dismiss the appeal as to those defendants against whom the appeal is patently insubstantial and we also dismiss all but the nonfrivolous claims asserted against the remaining defendant.

The petitioner, Robert Earl McCoy, is serving a life sentence for murder. He brought this civil rights suit against a state judge, various county officials, and his own trial lawyers,…