NORTON v. DIMAZANA

No. 96-40912 Summary Calendar.

122 F.3d 286 (1997)

Joseph H. NORTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.U. DIMAZANA, M.D.; Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Norton, Beeville, TX, pro se.

Sharon Felfe, Asst. Atty. General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WIENER, BARKSDALE and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Texas prisoner Joseph Norton appeals the district court's dismissal as frivolous of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging that the deliberate indifference of the prison staff to his medical needs violated his Eighth Amendment rights. He also asserts that the fee provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act violate his right of access to the courts, that the district court abused its discretion by employing irregular procedures...

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