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Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982)
Boag v. MacDougall No. 80-6845 Decided January 11, 1982 454 U.S. 364
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Petitioner state prisoner filed a crudely written pro se complaint in Federal District Court alleging wrongful solitary confinement in a certain prison facility. The District Court dismissed the complaint on the ground of mootness because petitioner in the meantime had been transferred to another facility. The Court of Appeals affirmed, but on the ground that the action was frivolous because it did not state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
Held: The Court of Appeals’ ground for dismissing the complaint was erroneous as a matter of law. Federal courts must construe inartful pleading liberally in pro se actions, Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, and, so construed, the complaint here states a cause of action.
Certiorari granted; 642 F.2d 455, reversed and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982) in 454 U.S. 364 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9CP5TG51CQD5UW1.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982), in 454 U.S. 364, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9CP5TG51CQD5UW1.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Boag v. MacDougall, 454 U.S. 364 (1982). cited in 1982, 454 U.S. 364. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9CP5TG51CQD5UW1.
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