Taylor v. Delatoore.

• Position: ACCESS TO COURTS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Taylor v. Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 2002). A prisoner brought an in forma pauperis [section] 1983 action alleging he was violently beaten by a prison officer and was then refused medical care. The inmate was ordered to pay an initial filing fee and failed to do so due to lack of funds. The district court dismissed the action and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the prisoner's civil action should not have been dismissed for failure to pay the initial filing fee because the sole reason...