Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Johnson v. Specter
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 41850PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FULLAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a state prisoner, has applied for permission to proceed in forma pauperis in this action to recover damages under the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 1981, et seq.). Since his alleged cause of action is patently frivolous, the application will be refused, in accordance with the principles set forth in Woodruff v. City and County of Philadelphia, 38 F.R.D. 468 (E.D.Pa.1965).
Plaintiff’s sole assertion is that he should not have been convicted, and that the defendants in various ways committed errors in the course of his trial. Judicial officials acting as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thomas v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Ginsburg v. SternDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1954
- Everett James Peckham v. M. P. ScanlonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Gaito v. StraussDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Paul Ginsburg v. Horace Stern and Patrick N. BolsingerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Morrow v. IgleburgerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1974
- Smith v. RosenbaumDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971