FISCHER v. CAHILL

No. 72-1554.

474 F.2d 991 (1973)

Joseph FISCHER, Appellant, v. Hon. William T. CAHILL, Governor of New Jersey, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Fischer, pro se.

George F. Kugler, Jr., Atty. Gen. of New Jersey, Trenton, N. J., Virginia L. Annich and Michael S. Bokar, Deputy Attys. Gen., for appellees.

Before BIGGS and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges, and HUYETT, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, a state prisoner, filed a pro se complaint claiming violations of his civil rights. The district court permitted the filing of the complaint in forma pauperis, directed that no summons issue, and dismissed before any responsive pleadings were filed, apparently on the authority of Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P. The inartistically drafted complaint asserts (1) damages arising from the use of improper medication prescribed...

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