Legal Opinion
Medberry v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1999No. 97-4516PublishedCited by 391 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD MILLS, Senior District Judge:
This appeal raises two issues, one of which is an issue of first impression in this Circuit.
The first issue raised is whether the “three strikes” in forma pauperis provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) violates the United States Constitution’s guarantee against ex post facto laws.
The second issue raised — the one which is of first impression — is what showing must a prisoner with three strikes against him make in order to be allowed to proceed in forma pauperis because he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Daniel C. Medberry…
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