Is a prisoner entitled to sue his jailer for damages in forma pauperis?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Heiser v. Ellsworth, 416 F.2d 19 (9th Cir. 1969):
Permission for a prisoner to prosecute an action for damages against his jailer in forma pauperis rests in the sound discretion of the trial court and is ordinarily reserved for extraordinary circumstances. Williams v. Field, 394 F.2d 329 (9th Cir. 1968). We see no such circumstances here.
Affirmed.
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