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PLRA Forbids Dismissal of Suits Without Paid Fees

The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not require dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights suit because he had not yet paid the fees arising from a prior lawsuit. Gary Walp, a Texas state prisoner, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. ...

 

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