Supreme Court of the United States, 1985

Davis v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 14, 1985 · Brennan, Marshall

469 U.S. 1156; 105 S. Ct. 899; 53 U.S.L.W. 3506; 83 L. Ed. 2d 915; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 518 (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 writ of certiorari without reaching the merits of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Motion of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioners are allowed until February 4, 1985, 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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