USCA1 Opinion
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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No. 97-1346
MARK R. MERRIFIELD,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Reginald C. Lindsay, U.S. District Judge] ___________________
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Before
Torruella, Chief Judge ___________
Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges. ______________
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Mark R. Merrifield on brief pro se. __________________
Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General, and William J. Meade, ___________________ __________________
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, on Motion for Summary
Affirmance.
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November 19, 1997
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Per Curiam. Appellant Mark Merrifield appeals from __________
the district court's dismissal of his in forma pauperis suit.
Under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2)(B), a district court is
authorized to dismiss an in forma pauperis action "at any
time" if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim
for relief, or seeks money damages against immune defendants.
We affirm dismissal of the instant action, essentially for
the reasons given by the district court in its orders dated
January 23 and February 21, 1997, and by appellees in their
motion for summary affirmance.
Affirmed. See Loc. R. 27.1. ____________________________
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