The following excerpt is from Bourne v. Neumayer, 930 F.2d 26 (9th Cir. 1991):
In an order dated July 5, 1989, the district court granted the plaintiffs' motion to proceed in forma pauperis. However, in the same order the court proceeded to dismiss the complaint, reasoning that under Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517 (1984), the plaintiffs failed to state a valid section 1983 action because an adequate remedy existed under Idaho state law. This appeal followed.
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