 The court was reluctant to extend "in forma pauperis" to any civil case for fear that it would open the door for too many minor civil cases.When making its decision, the Supreme Court looked at the situation and considered family a fundamental right of a citizen.A 6-3 opinion decided that "just as a state may not block an indigent petty offender's access to an appeal afforded others, so Mississippi may not deny M.L.B., because of her poverty, appellate review of the sufficiency of the evidence on which the trial court found her unfit to remain a parent."