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· 9/22/1999

Joshua Liner v. Glenn Goord Walter Kelly Gilmore, Sgt. John Doe 1 John Doe 2

Citations

  • 196 F.3d 132
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 22964

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and § 1997e dismissals are subject to de novo review
  • recognizing that the law concerning the PLRA's \action . . . with respect to prison conditions\ language was in flux, but refusing to resolve the question \without the benefit of a more complete record\
  • recognizing that the law concerning the PLRA's \action . . . with respect to prison conditions\ language was in flux, but refusing to resolve the question \without the benefit of a more complete record\
  • noting that law concerning PLRA exhaustion requirement is in “great flux,” but declining to address issue given nature of record on appeal
  • explaining that, under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, sua sponte dismissal of frivolous prisoner complaints is mandatory
  • explaining that, under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, sua sponte dismissal of frivolous prisoner complaints is mandatory

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Judges: Winter, Sack, Sprizzo

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