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· 8/8/1985

Kenneth Massop v. Thomas Coughlin, Iii, Commissioner, E.S. Lefevre, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, and Michael K. Delisle, C.O.

Citations

  • 770 F.2d 299
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 22300

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  • “We are again constrained to repeat that we strongly disfavor sua sponte dismissals of pro se prisoner petitions before service of process and the filing of a response by the state.”

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Judges: Per Curiam, Pierce, Pratt, Stewart

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