Brown v. James

OPINION BY

Senior Judge JIULIANTE.

Alton D. Brown, a prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the May 15, 2002 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that denied, pursuant to Section 6602(f)(1) of the Judicial Code (Code), 42 Pa.C.S. § 6602(f)(1), Brown’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on his petition for writ of mandamus. Section 6602(f)(1), also known as the “three strikes” rule, authorizes the trial court to dismiss prison condition litigation brought by a “frequent filer” prisoner if the prisoner has filed previous “prison conditions litigation”…