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7th Circuit Clarifies "Frivolous" and Safety Standard
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1996, page 11
The court of appeals for the seventh circuit ruled that a district court must determine a suit is not only legally insufficient but that it cannot be saved by amendment before the court can dismiss the suit as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. In its ruling the appeals court …
Filed under:
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
HIV/AIDS,
Conditions of Confinement,
Failure to Protect (General),
Appointment of Counsel,
Frivolous Litigation,
Complaints,
Discovery.
Location:
Indiana.
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