Denton v. Hernandez, No. 90-1846 (U.S. Supreme Court) (504 U.S. 25; 112 S.Ct. 1715) (May 4, 1992) (Justice O'Connor)
Here the Court held that the dismissal of claims under 28 U.S.C. ยง 1915 as frivolous must be reviewed for abuse of discretion only, and thus it was improper for lower court to conduct a de novo review.
In this case, the Court addressed the issues of the appropriate inquiry ...
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