Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

McDevitt v. City of Philadelphia

McDevitt v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 3, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall, Stevens
488 U.S. 811 (United States Reports)

McDevitt v. City of Philadelphia

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 3d Cir.; C. A. 7th Cir.; C. A. 3d Cir.; C. A. 9th Cir.; and C. A. 3d Cir. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioners are allowed until October 24, *8121988, 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.

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