U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1970

Leonard Ewing Scott v. California Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 28, 1970 · Chambers, Hamley, Duniway

426 F.2d 300; 1970 U.S. App. LEXIS 9553 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Leonard Ewing Scott, in pro per., Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., Charles A. Barrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson Frazier, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Cases that cite this one

6 later published cases cite this decision.

Johnny J. E. Meadows v. Lon Evans, Sheriff, Tarrant County, Texas (5th Cir. 1977)
Ellis v. Dyson (Supreme Court of the United States 1975)
Harvey v. Pomroy (District Court, D. Montana 1982)
Gerald Mastracchio v. Lieutenant Angelo Ricci and Providence Police Department (1st Cir. 1974)
P I Enterprises, Inc. v. Charles J. Cataldo (1st Cir. 1972)
Lackawanna Police Benevolent Association v. Mark L. Balen, Mayor of the City of Lackawanna (2d Cir. 1971)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from an order denying permission to file in forma pauperis a “civil rights” complaint. After denying the filing, the district court entered its order allowing Scott to appeal to this court in forma pauperis.

This court dismisses the appeal on the basis that the order permitting the appeal was improvidently granted.

*301 Scott may or may not have had a good case in the California state courts in connection with his wife’s estate. Even good cases can be lost. California had jurisdiction and he lost his case there. The issues have all been decided against him there. It is a clear situation of res judicata.

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