Opinion

District of Columbia Board of Parole v. Brandon

  • 469 U.S. 1127
  • 53 U.S.L.W. 3484
  • 105 S. Ct. 811
  • 83 L. Ed. 2d 804
  • 1985 U.S. LEXIS 477
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Jan 7, 1985
Status
Published
Cited by
42 cases
Authority
More cited than 98.9%

noting the question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") bars a court from issuing a preliminary injunction in a case subject to arbitration has divided the state and federal courts

How later courts described this case

  • noting the question of whether the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") bars a court from issuing a preliminary injunction in a case subject to arbitration has divided the state and federal courts
  • “‘[W]hen a viable complaint is filed in forma pauper-is, the pauper must be treated like all other litigants in the decision to dismiss.’ ” (quoting McTeague v. Sosnowski, 617 F.2d 1016, 1019 (3d Cir.1980))
  • noting circuit conflict, declining to choose sides
  • Justice White dissenting from denial of certiorari

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

C. A. D. C. Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari denied.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.