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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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Because certain defendants reside in this district, venue is proper here. See 28 U.S.C. §

1406(a).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEROME L. GRIMES,

Plaintiff,

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MISS HANEY, et al., 

Defendants. _________________________________

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No. C 15-0436 JSW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Dkt. No. 3)

Plaintiff, a jail inmate in Shreveport, Louisiana, has filed this pro se civil rights

case.1

 On May 18, 2000, this Court informed Plaintiff that under the "three-strikes"

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) he generally is ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis

in federal court with civil actions filed while he is incarcerated. See Grimes v. Oakland

Police Dept., C 00-1100 CW (Order Dismissing Complaint, 5/18/00). Since then,

Plaintiff has continued to file hundreds of civil rights actions seeking in forma pauperis

status. With respect to each action filed, the Court conducts a preliminary review to

assess the nature of the allegations and to determine whether Plaintiff alleges facts which

bring him within the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception to §

1915(g). In the past, Plaintiff has routinely been granted leave to amend to pay the full

filing fee and to state cognizable claims for relief, but he has habitually failed to do so. 

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For example, in 2003 alone Plaintiff's failure to comply resulted in the dismissal of

approximately thirty-six actions under § 1915(g).

In accord with this ongoing practice, the Court has reviewed the allegations in the

present action and finds that Plaintiff alleges no facts which bring him within the

“imminent danger” clause. The complaint makes the same highly implausible and

sometimes unintelligible allegations that he has made in his many prior cases. Plaintiff

has been informed on numerous occasions that allegations and claims such as these do

not establish imminent danger nor do they state cognizable claims for relief. Therefore,

it would be futile to grant Plaintiff leave to amend. 

Accordingly, leave to proceed in forma pauperis (dkt. 3) is DENIED and this case

is DISMISSED without prejudice under § 1915(g). If Plaintiff is so inclined, he may

bring his claims in a new action accompanied by the $400.00 filing fee. In any event, the

Court will continue to review under § 1915(g) all future actions filed by Plaintiff while

he is incarcerated in which he seeks in forma pauperis status. 

The Clerk of the Court shall close the file and terminate all pending motions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 30, 2015 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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