Supreme Court of the United States, 1984

Etlin v. Horan

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 21, 1984 · Brennan, Marshall

465 U.S. 1020; 104 S. Ct. 1270; 52 U.S.L.W. 3610; 79 L. Ed. 2d 676; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 1030 (United States Reports)

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

For the reasons expressed in Brown v. Herald Co., 464 U. S. 928 (1983), we would deny the petition for certiorari in this case without reaching the merits of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Opinion of the Court

Sup. Ct. Va. Motion of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioners are allowed until March 13, 1984, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 45(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33 of the Rules of this Court.

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