Legal Opinion
Eddie Brown v. April Megg
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2017No. 15-60706PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:
Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), a third strike bars a prisoner from proceeding in forma pauperis unless “the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). A strike issues when a prisoner’s-action is dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim. Id. When the action is dismissed entirely on one of these grounds, the strike inquiry is easy enough. But what of an action that is dismissed partly on section 1915(g) grounds and partly on other grounds? This case poses that question as some of Eddie…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hoptowit v. RayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Coleman v. TollefsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Gobert v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
- George Thompkins, Cross-Appellee v. Bill Belt, Sheriff, Avoyelles Parish, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Arthur X. Carson v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by59 opinions
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