Adepegba v. Hammons

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1996-12-31

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EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: Valentino Adepegba, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his in forma pauperis civil rights action as frivolous. His appeal raises several issues of first impression in this circuit regarding new in forma pauperis provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act. I Adepegba is a Nigerian citizen who entered the Un…

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