Legal Opinion
In Re Jones
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 12, 2011No. 10-5234PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
The question in this case is whether a dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim based on Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), counts as a “strike” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). For the following reasons, we hold that it does.
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Antoine Jones petitioned this court on July 14, 2010, for a writ of mandamus to compel the district court to grant him in forma pauperis status and permit him to file his civil rights damages suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Jones also has moved for leave to proceed on appeal in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. MaynardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Hamilton v. LyonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Davis v. Kansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Smith v. Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Fenwick v. United States of AmericaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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- Bushrod v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2021
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