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Pierce v. Newspaper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Feb 3, 2016
Case: 1:16-mc-00297 (D.D.C. Feb. 3, 2016)

Opinion

Case: 1:16-mc-00297

02-03-2016

SEAVON PIERCE, Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON TIMES NEWSPAPER, et al., Defendants.


Assigned To : Unassigned
Assign. Date : 2/4/2016
Description: Miscellaneous MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA"), unless a prisoner "is under imminent danger of serious physical injury," he may not proceed in forma pauperis if while incarcerated he has filed at least three prior cases that were dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); see Ibrahim v. District of Columbia, 463 F.3d 3, 6 (D.C. Cir. 2006). The plaintiff has accumulated at least three strikes, see, e.g., Pierce v. Obama, No. 14-cv-0691, 2014 WL 4959062, at *2-3 (S.D. Cal. Aug. 20, 2014), aff'd, No. 14-56470 (9th Cir. Dec. 2, 2014), and he fails to allege facts suggesting that he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), the plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

/s/_________

United States District Judge DATE: Feb. 3, 2016


Summaries of

Pierce v. Newspaper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Feb 3, 2016
Case: 1:16-mc-00297 (D.D.C. Feb. 3, 2016)
Case details for

Pierce v. Newspaper

Case Details

Full title:SEAVON PIERCE, Plaintiff, v. WASHINGTON TIMES NEWSPAPER, et al.…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Date published: Feb 3, 2016

Citations

Case: 1:16-mc-00297 (D.D.C. Feb. 3, 2016)