Jack D. Johnson v. Patrick Stark

Jack D. Johnson appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his pro se civil rights complaint as frivolous. For reversal appellant argues that the district court erred in determining that the claims set forth in his complaint were speculative and conclusory. 2 For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

On November 2, 1982, appellant filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Patrick Stark, a correctional counselor at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory where appellant had been incarcerated. The district court conditionally dismissed the complaint as frivolous unless appellant amended…