Legal Opinion
Ward v. Werner
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 10, 1974No. Civ. No. 73-704PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HERMAN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs filed a joint complaint seeking leave to proceed in forma pau*640peris. On the face of the affidavits of poverty the plaintiff Ward alleges total assets of $7.00 in his prison account; plaintiff Ingram, assets of $65.00; and plaintiff Harris, assets of $50.00.
Without reaching the merits of the claim, this court is convinced that the plaintiffs Ingram and Harris fail to qualify as paupers within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Both plaintiffs have cash available in their prison accounts well in excess of the $15 required to commence their…
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