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FDM MFG. CO., INC. v. SCOTTSDALE INS. CO.

No. 88-3312.

855 F.2d 213 (1988)

FDM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard E. Yokum, Jr., Hammond, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

David E. Walle, New Orleans, La., for Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Thomas B. Waterman, Ponchatoula, La., for D.J. Gendusa Ins., Agency.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

We are called upon today to determine whether corporations are entitled to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Concluding that Congress did not intend corporations to be "persons" for purposes of that statute, we hold that corporations may not be granted IFP status.

I.

Plaintiff FDM Manufacturing Company, Inc. ("FDM"), is a Louisiana corporation organized and managed by Frank Morgan. Frank Morgan's...

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