Legal Opinion
Polanco v. Hopkins
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 6, 2007No. Docket 07-1739P-RPublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Per curiam
Section 1915(g) denies in forma pauper-is status — that is, the ability to file a civil action with fees paid by the Court — to an incarcerated person who has filed three or more previous actions deemed to be “frivolous, malicious, or [which] fail[ed] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). 1 The issue presented here is whether that rule violates a prisoner’s right of access to the courts 2 or is imper-missibly overbroad.
In December 2003, plaintiff-appellant Polanco, pro se and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Guy McEachin v. Michael McGuinnis Superintendent, W.E. Wilcox, Acting Dep. Supt. Of Security, Southport, J. Irizarry, Food Service AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by92 opinions
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