SPENCE v. COOKE

Nos. 98-2598,98-2791-LV.

222 Wis.2d 530 (1998)

587 N.W.2d 904

Frederick N. SPENCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marianne A. COOKE, Al Kelm, Lora Hallet, Charles Miller, Lt. Kuhn and Michael Thurmer, Defendants-Respondents. STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. Norman O. BROWN, Petitioner-Petitioner, v. Stephen PUCKETT, Respondent-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the memorandum of Frederick N. Spence, pro se.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the memorandum of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Stephen J. Nicks, assistant attorney general.

Before Snyder, P.J., Brown and Nettesheim, JJ.


PER CURIUM.

These cases require us to decide whether accounts of inmates denominated "release" or "release save," or which are otherwise available to an inmate, only upon his or her release to field supervision,1 are available for purposes of paying a court of appeals filing fee. We conclude that these accounts are available to satisfy the filing fee.

Prior to September 1, 1998, an indigent...

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