JACKSON v. CARPENTER

No. 90-1575 Summary Calendar.

921 F.2d 68 (1991)

Marshall JACKSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Don CARPENTER, Sheriff, Tarrant County, Texas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall Jackson, Jr., Rosharon, Tex., pro se.

Van Thompson, Jr., Barrie Howard, Asst. Dist. Attys., Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ, DAVIS, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Marshall Jackson, Jr. appeals the district court's dismissal with prejudice of his in forma pauperis civil rights action, and the lower court's imposition of $30 sanctions against him to partially defray appellee's litigation costs. Finding no error, we affirm.

Background

Jackson filed suit alleging that during his detention in the Tarrant County, Texas jail the sheriff unlawfully removed from his head a silver...

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