Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia Board of Parole v. Brandon
D.C. Bd. of Parole v. Brandon, 469 U.S. 1127 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-01-07
- Topic
- labor-and-employment
How later courts describe this case
- “‘[W]hen a viable complaint is filed in forma pauper-is, the pauper must be treated like all other litigants in the decision to dismiss.’ ” (quoting McTeague v. Sosnowski, 617 F.2d 1016, 1019 (3d Cir.1980))
- noting circuit conflict, declining to choose sides
- Justice White dissenting from denial of certiorari
Citator
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.