Burnette v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States October 7, 1985

Burnette v. United States, 474 U.S. 813 (1985)

88 L. Ed. 2d 44; 106 S. Ct. 54; 54 U.S.L.W. 3222; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 3168

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 6th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Alaska. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioners are allowed until October 28, 1985, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 45(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33 of the Rules of this Court.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Stevens,

dissenting.

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

Reference

Full Case Name: Burnette v. United States Prewitt v. United States Postal Service Goodlataw, Personal Representative for the Estate of Goodlataw v. Alaska
Status: Published