Legal Opinion
John v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1959No. Misc. No. 879PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Bert W. John, plaintiff in this civil action for damages, has appealed from an order of the district court denying his motion to proceed in that court in forma pauperis. He moves here for leave to proceed with this appeal in forma pau-peris. For the reasons stated below, the motion is denied and the appeal is dismissed.
The defendants are the chief justice and individual associate justices of the California Supreme Court. It is alleged in the complaint that John, an inmate of California State Penitentiary at Folsom, California, had three times made proper application to the California Supreme…
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- Ellis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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- Emma R. Moist v. Bernard Belk, Receiver for Brookdale Cemetery AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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