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Wooten v. Dist. Of Columbia Metro. Police Dept., No. 97-7103 (D.C. Cir.) (129 F.3d 206) (November 18, 1997) (Judge A. Raymond Randolph)

Court holds that purpose of new § 1915(a)(3) "is not simply to deter, but to preclude prisoners from taking appeals in forma pauperis when they attempt to do so in bad faith. Thus, it expressely rejects the holding of the 6th Circuit in McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601 (6th ...

 

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