Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Tollefson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 2015No. 13-1333PublishedCited by 958 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
Ordinarily, a federal litigant who is too poor to pay court fees may proceed in forma pauperis . This means that the litigant may commence a civil action without prepaying fees or paying certain expenses. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 . But a special "three strikes" provision prevents a court from affording in forma pauperis status where the litigant is a prisoner and he or she "has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated ..., brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Jones v. BockSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gray v. NetherlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Clay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by958 opinions
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- Thomas Richey v. D. DahneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Joseph Brown v. SageCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
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