Legal Opinion
Bell v. Lane
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 18, 1987No. 87 C 1702PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Rickey Bell (“Bell”) has tendered a pro se Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against ten defendants affiliated in various capacities with the Illinois Department of Corrections (“Department”), seeking:
1. leave to file the Complaint in forma pauperis and
2. appointment of counsel.
Because the Complaint is “frivolous” in the legal sense defined by Wartman v. Milwaukee County Court, 510 F.2d 130, 134 (7th Cir.1975) and Jones v. Morris, 777 F.2d 1277, 1279 (7th Cir.1985), leave to file in forma pauperis is denied (thus rendering moot the prayer for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Michael Hanrahan v. Michael P. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Leslie D. Willis v. Dr. P. J. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Redding v. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Northern Indiana Gun & Outdoor Shows, Inc. v. City of South Bend, Stephen Leucke, Brian R. Hedman, and Karl KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Graue Mill Development Corporation v. Colonial Bank & Trust Company of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Cousins Subs Systems, Inc. v. McKinneyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1999
- Wydler v. Bank of America, N.A.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2005
- Estanislao Correa De Jesus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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