Legal Opinion

Juan Castillo-Alvarez v. Randy Krukow

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 10, 2014No. 14-2263PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[Published]

2Per curiam

Minnesota inmate Juan Humberto Castillo-Alvarez sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon determining that Castillo-Alvarez had three “strikes” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), the district court denied IFP status and dismissed the complaint.

We have reviewed the docket sheets and orders in the cases the district court identified as strikes. See Owens v. Isaac, 487 F.3d 561, 563 (8th Cir.2007) (per curiam) (de novo review of district court’s application of § 1915(g)). We agree that because two cases were dismissed based on one of…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Harold Henderson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction David Guntharp, Assistant Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. Collazo v. PaganoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  3. Haddrick Byrd v. Robert ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  4. Thompson v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007

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