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FRANKLIN v. MURPHY

Nos. 83-3939 to 83-3978.

745 F.2d 1221 (1984)

Harry FRANKLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ms. MURPHY and Hoyt Cupp, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Franklin in pro per.

Before SNEED, ALARCON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.

ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a district court's dismissal of 41 actions filed by Harry Franklin, a prisoner pro se. To dispose of Franklin's appeal we must decide whether the district court erred by dismissing Franklin's in forma pauperis actions as frivolous before issuing a summons and whether a court may dismiss as frivolous an in forma pauperis complaint that states a cause of action. We hold that a court may dismiss a frivolous in forma pauperis...

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