· 3/24/1997
In Re Melvin Leroy Tyler
Citations
- 110 F.3d 528
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 6186
- 1997 WL 142237
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that a prisoner is “responsible for their filing fees the moment [he] brings a civil action or files an appeal”
- holding prisoner would be assessed a full filing fee even if his case was dismissed for failure to prosecute
- holding prisoner would be assessed a full filing fee even if his case was dismissed for failure to prosecute
- noting that “the [Prison Litigation Reform Act] makes prisoners responsible for their filing fees the moment the prisoner brings a civil action or files an appeal.”
- refusing to consider petition for writ of mandamus filed by prisoner who was not eligible for installment payments under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b
- noting the Act “makes prisoners responsible for their filing fees the moment the prisoner brings a civil action”
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Judges: Fagg, Loken, Arnold
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