LAY v. JUSTICES-MIDDLE DIST. COURT

Nos. 86-3718, 86-3719.

811 F.2d 285 (1987)

Richard LAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JUSTICES-MIDDLE DISTRICT COURT, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Richard LAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. Paul PHELPS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lay, pro se.

J. Marvin Montgomery, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Richard Lay, an inmate of the Louisiana Department of Corrections, filed related actions in the district court alleging civil rights violations by various state officials. He sought permission from the district court to proceed in forma pauperis. In support of this application, appellant filed an affidavit, stating his prison account balance, which purported to have been signed by the prison accounts supervisor. In fact, however...

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