Leslie Thomas Leonard v. Peter J. Lacy, Superintendent, Bare Hill Facility, and Myaddow, Correctional Officer

JON 0. NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

This motion by a state prisoner for leave to appeal in forma pauperis obliges this Court to consider the application of the fee requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”). We conclude that an appellate court must take steps to assure compliance with the fee requirements of the PLRA before making any assessment of whether an appeal should be dismissed as frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)©. We also conclude that a procedure must be established to assure the prompt and efficient compliance with the PLRA. We outline in this opinion…