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ZATKO v. CALIFORNIA

No. 91-5052.

502 U.S. 16 (1991)

112 S.Ct. 355

116 L.Ed.2d 293

ZATKO v. CALIFORNIA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 4, 1991.

Per Curiam.

Last Term, we amended Rule 39 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States to add the following:

"39.8. If satisfied that a petition for a writ of certiorari, jurisdictional statement, or petition for an extraordinary writ, as the case may be, is frivolous or malicious, the Court may deny a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis."

Because in forma pauperis petitioners lack the financial disincentives—...

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