John Whitfield v. Charles Scully, Former Supt. Gail Haponik C.O. Tornabene C.O. C. Mitchell John and Jane Does

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2001-02-27

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: The subject matter of this appeal involves the payment by appellant, who is incarcerated, of $3.10 out of his weekly income of $7.75 to defray the costs of unsuccessful litigation against prison officials arising from a prison altercation with a fellow inmate. Despite the small amount of money involved, the appeal presents important issues for us to res…

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