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Freddie Lee Wynn v. Doctor Hook Ms. Hanes
Citations: 14 F.3d 599; 1994 WL 10031; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 4974Docket: 93-7088
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; January 17, 1994; Federal Appellate Court
Freddie Lee Wynn, the plaintiff-appellant, filed an appeal against Doctor Hook and Ms. Hanes, the defendants-appellees, concerning the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The district court had ordered Wynn to pay a filing fee in line with precedent set in Evans v. Croom but ultimately dismissed his case without prejudice due to his failure to comply with the fee requirement. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision, denied Wynn's request to proceed in forma pauperis, and dismissed the appeal. The Court determined that oral argument was unnecessary as the relevant facts and legal issues were sufficiently presented in the written materials.