Case Resources
Search this Case
in Google Scholar
on the Web
Google
Web Search
MSN Web Search
Yahoo!
Web Search
in the News
Google
News Search
Google News Archive Search
Yahoo! News Search
in the Blogs
BlawgSearch.com Search
Google
Blog Search
Technorati
Blog Search
in other Databases
Google
Book Search
Justia Research Resources
Justia.com
Supreme Court Center
US Regulation Tracker
US District Court Opinions
Federal District Court Civil Case Filings
Legal Blog Search
Legal Podcast Search
USA Constitution Annotated
Online Research Resources
Cornell LII
Cornell Wex Dictionary & Encyclopedia
LLRX.com - Legal Research
Expert Witness Directory
Nolo Consumer & Business
US Court Forms
WashLaw Directory
World LII
Cases Provided By
Creative Commons
public.resource.org
George H. Heiser, Appellant, v. Edward C. Ellsworth, Jr., Warden of Montana State Prison, Etal., Appellees
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. - 416 F.2d 19
Sept. 17, 1969
George H. Heiser, pro se.
Malcolm MacCalman, Deer Lodge, Mont., for appellees.
Before HAMLEY, BROWNING, and ELY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
This appeal is from an order of the District Court denying Heiser's motion to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. 1915. The motion was made ancillary to three complaints by which Heiser sought damages from the Warden of the Montana State Prison and others for the alleged violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983.
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.