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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

Edward Faye Parks, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Mike McCluskey, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-8055-PCT-GMS (DKD)

ORDER

On March 17, 2010, Plaintiff Edward Faye Parks, who is confined in the Great Plains

Correctional Facility in Hinton, Oklahoma, and Plaintiff Amelia French, who resides in

Bullhead City, Arizona, filed a pro se Complaint in the United States District Court for the

Southern District of New York. By Order filed March 17, 2010 (Doc. #3), that Court

transferred the action to this Court.

Plaintiffs have not paid the $350.00 civil action filing fee. Plaintiff Edward Faye

Parks has filed a “Request To Proceed In Forma Pauperis” (Doc. #7). Plaintiff Amelia

French has not filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court will deny the

“Request To Proceed In Forma Pauperis” and dismiss the Complaint and this action without

prejudice.

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

Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) provides:

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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

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

Plaintiff Edward Faye Parks has filed numerous lawsuits in this District and in other

Districts while he has been a prisoner. At least three of his prior actions were dismissed for

failure to state a claim. See Parks v. Jensen, CV-07-8107-PCT-FJM (DKD) (D. Ariz. Order

of dismissal filed September 9, 2008); Parks v. Holy, CV-09-406-HE (W.D. Okla. Order of

dismissal filed October 14, 2009); and Parks v. Cornell Corrections of Oklahoma, CV-09-

450-HE (W.D. Okla. Order of dismissal filed September 1, 2009). Therefore, Plaintiff

Edward Faye Parks 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

Plaintiff Edward Faye Parks does not allege in the Complaint that he is in imminent

danger of serious physical injury, and the facts presented by Plaintiff would not support such

an allegation. Accordingly, Plaintiff Edward Faye Parks 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 Edward Faye Parks wishes to reassert these

claims in the future, he must pre-pay the entire $350.00 filing fee when he files his new

action. 

In so doing, the Court notes that although this action has also been brought by Plaintiff

Amelia French, she has neither paid the $350.00 filing fee, nor filed an Application to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Accordingly, the dismissal of the Complaint and this action

without prejudice will also apply to her. 

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IT IS ORDERED:

(1) The “Request To Proceed In Forma Pauperis” (Doc. #7) is denied.

(2) The Complaint (Doc. #2) and this action are dismissed without prejudice.

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

DATED this 24th day of May, 2010.

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