Does a prisoner have to proceed in forma pauperis in a civil action brought by a facility that has been dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious or frivolous?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Petillo v. Jasso, Case No. 1:19-cv-00908-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2019):

facility, 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 relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury." Therefore, if a prisoner has incurred three or more "strikes" (i.e., three or more cases that were dismissed on the grounds that the cases were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted) before filing a new civil action, the prisoner is precluded from proceeding in forma pauperis in the new civil action unless the complaint makes a plausible allegation that the prisoner faced "imminent danger of serious physical injury" at the time the complaint was filed. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053 (9th Cir. 2007).

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