Rizzo v. Dawson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1985-12-12

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FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: The district court dismissed the plaintiffs in forma pauperis civil rights action by a summary order before process issued. We reverse and remand. The plaintiff’s claims of fourth amendment and equal protection violations were properly dismissed as frivolous because they lacked substance in law and fact. The plaintiff’s due process claims were similarly correctly dismissed because no…

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