Legal Opinion
Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 2020No. 18-8369PublishedCited by 860 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kagan
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*1723 To help staunch a "flood of nonmeritorious" prisoner litigation, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) established what has become known as the three-strikes rule. Jones v. Bock , 549 U.S. 199 , 203, 127 S.Ct. 910 , 166 L.Ed.2d 798 (2007). That rule generally prevents a prisoner from bringing suit in forma pauperis (IFP)-that is, without first paying the filing fee-if he has had three or more prior suits "dismissed on the grounds that [they were] frivolous, malicious, or fail[ed] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted." 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (g). Today we address whether a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Jones v. BockSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
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