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. § 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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