WRIGHT v. BROWN Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Dillard, Judge.
Willie Wright, Jr., an inmate in the Macon State Prison acting pro se, filed suit in the Superior Court of Wilcox County against State prison officials, alleging claims under State tort law and 42 USC § 1983, and requesting to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) so as to waive filing fees. The defendants filed a traverse to Wright’s IFP request, arguing that his numerous previously dismissed federal lawsuits counted as strikes under the Georgia Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”)1 and, thus, barred him from proceeding IFP in this matter. The trial court agreed and dismissed the…
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