STRICKLAND v. RANKIN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

No. 96-60306 Summary Calendar.

105 F.3d 972 (1997)

Louella Fay Young STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RANKIN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; Robert Peedee; et al., Defendants, Brandon Carter; Joseph O'Hara; Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary; Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louella Fay Young Strickland, Pearl, MS, pro se.

John Lewis Clay, Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Edward Hargett, Superintendent, Mississippi State Penitentiary, defendant-appellee.

Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Louella Strickland, a Mississippi prisoner, appeals the dismissal of her claims for inadequate medical treatment and unconstitutional prison conditions. Her appeal involves two issues of first impression in this circuit regarding the retroactive application of the filing and fee provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which we raise sua sponte.

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Strickland filed suit in federal court in forma pauperis...

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