Legal Opinion
Henry Gibbs, Jr. v. Officer Paul Cross, Maintenance Supervisor
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 13, 1998No. 96-3618PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge:
Henry Gibbs appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se civil rights complaint. The district court denied Gibbs’ request for in forma pauperis status and dismissed the complaint pursuant to the “three strikes” provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). For the reasons that follow, we will reverse and remand to the district court for a determina tion of whether Gibbs was in “imminent danger” at the time of the alleged incidents.
I
On August 7, 1996, Gibbs filed a pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Cross, a prison…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Rhodes v. ChapmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by126 opinions
- Andrews v. CervantesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Mark Mitchell v. Martin F. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Dawn Ball v. FamiglioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
- Robert Bruno Ciarpaglini v. Doctor Narinder Saini, Doctor Laurens D. Young, and Phil KingstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- John Ruddin Brown v. Lisa JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
121 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.