Is dismissing an in forma pauperis complaint proper?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McDonnell v. U.S., 97 F.3d 1459 (9th Cir. 1996):
Dismissal of an in forma pauperis complaint is proper where the claims are legally frivolous and cannot be cured by amendment. 28 U.S.C. 1915; Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989). Therefore, the district court is
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