Hughes v. Rowe
- Decided
- November 10, 1980
- Docket
- 79-6000
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 3,527 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that pro se complaints, “however inartfully pleaded,” are held to “less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers” — Fesanco v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (2011)
- holding that pro se complaints, “however inartfully pleaded,” are held to “less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers.” — Montagne v. United States (2009)
- holding that pro se complaints, “however inartfully pleaded,” are held to “less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers” — Gorski v. United States (2010)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*6] Per Curiam.
Petitioner, an inmate of the Illinois State Penitentiary, asks us to review an order dismissing his civil rights action against the respondent corrections officers and directing him to pay counsel fees of $400 for services rendered by the Attorney General of Illinois in representing the respondents in that action.
After granting a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a constitutional violation, the District Court ordered petitioner to show cause why fees of $400 should not be taxed against him under 42 U. S. C. § 1988. Because he did not respond to that order, the fee award was entered.[1] A motion to reconsider was later denied on the ground that petitioner’s suit was “meritless.” [2] The Court of Appeals disposed of the [*7] novel question presented by petitioner by affirming the fee award in an unpublished order.[3] We now grant the motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for certiorari and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
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Hughes v. Rowe, 449 U.S. 5 (1980)Read the full opinion
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