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Neitzke Vs. Williams

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  • US Supreme Court
  • May 01, 1989

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  3. Hagans Vs. Lavine US Supreme Court · Mar 25, 1974
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  5. Estelle Vs. Gamble US Supreme Court · Nov 30, 1976
  6. Cruz Vs. Beto US Supreme Court · Mar 20, 1972
  7. U.S. 319 (1989) U.S. Supreme Court Neitzke v. Williams
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  8. U.S. 319 (1989) Neitzke v. Williams
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  9. as prisoners' Eighth Amendment claims must under Estelle v. Gamble
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  10. described a constitutionally noncognizable Page 490 U. S. 322 instance of medical malpractice. Williams v. Faulkner
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  11. motion to vacate the judgment and amend his pleadings, the District Court reached these same conclusions. Williams v. Faulkner
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  12. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part. Williams v. Faulkner
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  13. so as to spare prospective defendants the inconvenience and expense of answering such complaints. See Franklin v. Murphy
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  14. d) close variants of the definition of legal frivolousness which we articulated in the Sixth Amendment case of Anders v. California
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  15. Id. at 6, quoting Cruz v. Beto
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  16. untenable. Rule 12(b)(6) authorizes a court to dismiss a claim on the basis of a dispositive issue of law. Hishon v. King
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  17. of the former class are claims against which it is clear that the defendants are immune from suit, see, e.g., Williams v. Goldsmith
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  18. enough to warrant this Court's granting review, under its certiorari jurisdiction, to resolve them. See, e.g., Estelle v. Gamble
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  19. McDonald v. Santa
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  20. Bivens v. Six
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  21. Jones v. Alfred
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  22. a finding of a failure to state a claim does not invariably mean that the claim is without arguable merit. See Brower v. Inyo
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  23. the understanding articulated in other areas of law that not all unsuccessful claims are frivolous. See, e.g., Penson v. Ohio
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  24. Coppedge v. United
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  25. and facilitates appellate review of a trial court dismissal by creating a more complete record of the case. Brandon v. District
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  26. proceed pro se, and therefore may be less capable of formulating legally competent initial pleadings. See Haines v. Kerner
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  27. s poverty requirement. Williams v. Faulkner
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  28. regardless of the plaintiff's financial status. See Wartman v. Branch
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  29. to file in forma pauperis as a threshold inquiry based exclusively on the movant's poverty. See, e.g., Franklin v. Murphy
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  30. Boyce v. Alizaduh
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  31. infirmary, was presumptively responsible for ensuring that Williams received adequate medical care. Williams v. Faulkner
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  32. Compare Brandon v. District
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  33. U.S.App.D.C. 155, 159, 734 F.2d 56, 59 (1984), cert. denied, 469 U. S. 1127 (1985), with Harris v. Menendez
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  34. Spears v. McCotter
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  35. Malone v. Colyer
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  36. Payne v. Lynaugh
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  37. Johnson v. Silvers
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  38. Wiggins v. New
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  39. for example, for want of subject matter jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). See, e.g., Hagans v. Lavine
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  40. U.S. Supreme Court Neitzke v. Williams
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  41. Williams v. Faulkner
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  42. See Franklin v. Murphy
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  43. of Anders v. California
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  44. Hishon v. King
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  45. Williams v. Goldsmith
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  46. See Brower v. Inyo
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  47. Penson v. Ohio
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  48. Brandon v. District
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  49. See Haines v. Kerner
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  50. See Wartman v. Branch
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