Richardson v. Thomas

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

David D. Richardson (Richardson) appeals pro se from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (common pleas court) which dismissed Richardson’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and his complaint under the authority of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (Act) 1 , which allows a court to deny a prisoner in forma pauperis status and to dismiss a complaint which challenges prison conditions where a prisoner has three prior prison condition complaints dismissed as frivolous or malicious.

Richardson was incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution…