WOOTEN v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA METRO. POLICE DEPT.

No. 97-7103.

129 F.3d 206 (1997)

Bruce F. WOOTEN, Appellant v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Appellees

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

November 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce F. Wooten, pro se, was on the motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Before: WALD, SILBERMAN, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Bruce Wooten, a frequent filer, is a prisoner appearing pro se. A district court order barred him from filing another civil action unless he sought the district court's leave, and unless he certified "that any such complaint raises new matters never before decided on the merits by any federal court." Wooten tried to file a new complaint without complying with the order. The district court denied him leave. After Wooten filed a notice...

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