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BECKER v. MONTGOMERY

No. 00-6374.

532 U.S. 757 (2001)

121 S.Ct. 1801

149 L.Ed.2d 983

BECKER v. MONTGOMERY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Sutton, by appointment of the Court, 531 U.S. 1123, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Ronald E. Laymon and Chad A. Readler.

Stewart A. Baker, by invitation of the Court, 531 U.S. 1110, argued the cause and filed a brief as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below. Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio, pro se, and David M. Gormley, State Solicitor, filed a brief for respondents.

Ginsburg, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Justice Ginsburg, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner Dale G. Becker, an Ohio prisoner, instituted a pro se civil rights action in a Federal District Court, contesting conditions of his confinement. Upon dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim for relief, Becker sought to appeal. Using a Government-printed form, Becker timely filed a notice of appeal that contained all of the requested information. On the line tagged "(Counsel for...

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