Legal Opinion
Adonai El-Shaddai v. Jeffrey Wang, Md
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2016No. 13-56104PublishedCited by 428 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
While incarcerated in California, Adonai El-Shaddai (previously known as James Wilkerson), filed at least eleven lawsuits against prison officials prior to filing this case. On appeal, we must decide whether these previous cases amount to at least three “strikes” under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), such that El-Shaddai is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis (IFP) in this and future cases. Because we conclude that only one of the prior actions was “dismissed on the grounds that it [was] frivolous, malicious, or…
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