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NAGY v. FMC BUTNER

No. 03-6736.

376 F.3d 252 (2004)

Paul NAGY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FMC BUTNER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 21, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jeffrey Bromme, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Michelle T. Fuseyamore, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Richard Kornylak, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Frank D. Whitney, United States Attorney, R.A. Renfer, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Civil Division, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Judge DUNCAN joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires us to decide whether a district court may consider the value of a prisoner's claim when determining whether to dismiss it as frivolous under the in forma pauperis statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) (2000). Appellant Paul Nagy, an inmate at the Federal Medical Center...

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