Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

Macharia v. Hodel

Macharia v. Hodel
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 12, 1988 · Blackmun, Marshall, Stevens
488 U.S. 992 (United States Reports)

Macharia v. Hodel

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 10th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioner is allowed until January 3, 1989, 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.

Dissenting Opinion

Justice Marshall, Justice Blackmun, and Justice Stevens,

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.

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