Court Opinion

ID: 9432528
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:35:39.576301+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:34.376390
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Justice Stevens,
with whom Justice Blackmun joins, dissenting.
My disagreement with the Court is narrow. I agree with its articulation of the standard to be applied in determining whether an in forma pauperis complaint is frivolous under 28 U. S. C. § 1915(d). Moreover, precedent supports the Court’s decision to remand the case without expressing any view on the proper application of that standard to the facts of the case. See, e. g., Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, 502 U. S. 367 (1992). Nevertheless, because I am satisfied that the decision of the Court of Appeals is entirely consistent with the standard announced today, I would affirm its judgment.