Burnette v. United States

474 U.S. 813 | SCOTUS | 1985

Lead Opinion

C. A. 6th Cir.;

C. A. 5th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Alaska. Motions of petitioners for leave to proceed in forma pauperis denied. Petitioners are allowed until October 28, 1985, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 45(a) and to submit petitions in compliance with Rule 33 of the Rules of this Court.

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Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan, Justice Marshall, and Justice Stevens,

dissenting.

For the reasons expressed in Brown v. Herald Co., 464 U. S. 928 (1983), we would deny the petitions for writs of certiorari without reaching the merits of the motions to proceed in forma pauperis.