Can a pro se, in forma pauperis action be dismissed if the complaint has any "arguable substance and fact"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hall v. Turner, 924 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir. 1990):
A pro se, in forma pauperis section 1983 action may not be dismissed if the complaint has any "arguable substance in law and fact." Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227-28 (9th Cir.1984). At this state, we assume the truth of the allegations contained in the complaint. Id. at 1228.
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