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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jerrod Len B.B. Booth, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

City of Glendale, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 09-14-PHX-MHM (DKD)

ORDER

Plaintiff Jerrod Len B.B. Booth, who is confined in the Maricopa County Fourth

Avenue Jail, has filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Doc. #1).

Plaintiff has not paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee but has filed an Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #3). The Court will deny the Application to Proceed In

Forma Pauperis and dismiss the Complaint and this action.

I. Three Strikes Provision 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)

Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) provides:

In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil

action or proceeding under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior

occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any 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.

The constitutionality of this provision has been upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of

Appeals. Andrews v. King, 398 F.3d 1113, 1123 (9th Cir. 2005); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169

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F.3d 1176, 1181 (9th Cir. 1999). 

A search of the Court's docket reveals that Plaintiff has filed at least thirty-seven (37)

other lawsuits while he has been a prisoner. At least four (4) of his prior actions were

dismissed for failure to state a claim. See Booth v. Stewart, CV-02-2332-PHX-MHM (DKD)

(D. Ariz. Order of dismissal filed February 13, 2003); Booth v. Schriro, CV-04-2347-PHXMHM (DKD) (D. Ariz. Order of dismissal filed August 31, 2005); Booth v. Schriro, CV-04-

2807-PHX-MHM (DKD) (D. Ariz. Order of dismissal filed March 15, 2006); and Booth v.

Schriro, CV-05-105-PHX-MHM (DKD) (D. Ariz. Judgment of dismissal filed April 27,

2006). Therefore, Plaintiff may not bring any civil action without complete pre-payment of

the $350.00 filing fee unless he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury. 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g). 

II. No Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury Allegation

Plaintiff does not allege in the Complaint that he is in imminent danger of serious

physical injury, and the facts as presented by Plaintiff would not support such an allegation.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis, and his Complaint and

this action must be dismissed without prejudice for failure to pre-pay the $350.00 filing fee.

If Plaintiff wishes to reassert these claims in the future, he must pre-pay the entire $350.00

filing fee when he files his new action. 

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #3) is denied. 

(2) The Complaint (Doc. #1) and this action are dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(g) without prejudice to Plaintiff filing a complaint in a new case accompanied by

the full $350.00 filing fee.

(3) The Clerk of Court must enter judgment accordingly and close this file.

DATED this 3rd day of April, 2009.

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