Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Drug Enforcement Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 2007No. 04-5450, 05-5082PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In these two cases, we consider motions by two prisoners for leave to file appeals in forma pauperis. The Prison Litigation Reform Act requires that we deny their motions if on three or more occasions they have brought an action or appeal in federal court that was “dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Reviewing the litigation histories of the two prisoners, we find that neither has undertaken three or more such actions…
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