Legal Opinion
Tolbert v. Stevenson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2011No. 09-8051PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge KING concurred.
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to interpret the “three strikes” provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which generally prohibits a prisoner from proceeding in forma pauperis (“IFP”) if he has previously had three or more actions dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failing to state a claim. The district court denied Eric Tolbert (“Tolbert”) IFP status because he had brought at least three prior…
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