Legal Opinion
Smith v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 25, 1999No. 97-7232PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to the “three-strikes” provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), the district court denied appellant Alvin Darrell Smith’s application to proceed in forma pauperis in his civil suit against prison officials, and dismissed his complaint without prejudice to his bringing a paid complaint. Smith appeals the district court’s order, and seeks to proceed informa pau-peris on appeal. We conclude that he is not entitled to informa paupeñs status in this court. We also conclude…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Jerardo Rodriguez v. David Cook, Director, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Harold Henderson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction David Guntharp, Assistant Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- David Newlin v. David W. Helman, Jesse E. Robinson v. B. Smith, James C. Griffin v. William R. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by34 opinions
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