Legal Opinion
Jerry Vandiver v. Prison Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2013No. 11-1959PublishedCited by 408 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Jerry Vandiver appeals from the district court’s denial of his application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Vandiver concedes that his application is subject to the three-strikes rule under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), but argues that the district court erred in concluding that he failed to allege an imminent danger of serious physical injury, a statutory exception to the three-strikes rule. Vandiver alleges in his complaint that he was not receiving the treatment needed for his chronic illnesses — diabetes and Hepatitis C — and that…
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