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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

LISA MURPHY PLAINTIFF 

ADC #760343 

v. Case No. 3:19-cv-00381-LPR 

STINET, Lieutenant, McPherson Unit; and 

M. JOHNSON, Sergeant, McPherson Unit DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

Lisa Murphy, a prisoner in the McPherson Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction, 

has filed a pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). She did not pay the filing 

fee for this action or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 

Because Murphy is a well-established three-striker, 1 she can only proceed in forma 

pauperis if she is currently in imminent danger of serious physical injury. See 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(g); Ashley v. Dilworth, 147 F.3d 715, 717 (8th Cir. 1998). In her complaint, Murphy alleges 

that, on December 24, 2019, Lieutenant Stinet and Sergeant M. Johnson denied her request to call 

her attorney, then denied her request for a grievance form. She seeks $20 million in damages. 

These allegations clearly fail to satisfy the imminent-danger exception to the three-strikes rule. 

See Martin v. Shelton, 319 F.3d 1048, 1050 (8th Cir. 2003) (to satisfy the exception, prisoner must 

offer “specific fact allegations of ongoing serious physical injury, or of a pattern of misconduct 

evidencing the likelihood of imminent serious physical injury”). 

 

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 See, e.g., Murphy v. Faust, No. 1:14-cv-00127-JM (E.D. Ark. Nov. 18, 2014) (dismissing for failure to state a claim); 

Murphy v. Culclager, No. 1:15-cv-00027-BSM (E.D. Ark. June 5, 2015) (same); Murphy v. Kelly, No. 1:15-cv00044-JM (E.D. Ark. Apr. 27, 2015) (same); Murphy v. Robinson, No. 1:15-cv-00047-JM (E.D. Ark. June 24, 2015) 

(dismissing as frivolous); Murphy v. Fisk, No. 1:15-cv-00050-BSM (E.D. Ark. July 24, 2015) (dismissing for failure 

to state a claim).

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Accordingly, any application to proceed in forma pauperis would be futile. Murphy’s 

complaint (Doc. 1) is dismissed without prejudice. If Murphy wishes to reopen this case, she 

must pay the $400 filing fee in full and file a motion to reopen within thirty (30) days of the date 

of this Order. 

It is certified, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis appeal would 

not be taken in good faith. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of January 2020. 

Lee P. Rudofsky 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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