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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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 Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) provides that: “In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil

action or appeal a judgment in a civil action 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 . . . .” The Eighth Circuit has held that, if

a plaintiff fails to exhaust available administrative remedies before initiating an action in federal

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

BILLY CHARLES AARON

ADC #110649 PLAINTIFF

V. 5:06CV00312-WRW

GRANT HARRIS, Warden, Varner Unit, Arkansas 

Department of Correction; THOMAS W. HURST,

Asst. Warden, Varner Unit, Arkansas Department of Correction; 

GARY L. VALLS, Sgt., Delta Regional Unit, 

Arkansas Department of Correction; and CHRIS

COODS, Hearing Officer, Central Office, 

Arkansas Department of Correction DEFENDANTS

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition submitted

by United States Magistrate Judge H. David Young. No objections have been filed. After careful

consideration, the Court concludes that the Proposed Findings and Recommended Disposition

should be, and hereby are, approved and adopted in their entirety as this Court's findings in all

respects. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. This action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, and dismissal of this action shall

counts as a “strike” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).1 

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court, the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Porter v. Fox, 99

F.3d 271 (8th Cir. 1996); Sharps v. United States Forest Serv., 28 F.3d 815 (8th Cir. 1994). 

2. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that an in forma pauperis appeal

from any Order adopting these recommendations would not be taken in good faith. 

DATED this 30th day of January, 2007.

 /s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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