Dupree v. Palmer.

• Position: ACCESS TO COURTS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Dupree v. Palmer, 284 F.3d 1234 (11th Cir. 2002). A prisoner brought an in forma pauperis civil rights action and the district court determined that the prisoner was not entitled to that status under the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The district court dismissed the suit without prejudice without first giving the prisoner the opportunity to pay the full filing fee. The...