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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 ST ATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

CENTRAL DIVISION 

PATRICK L. SHERMAN 

ADC# 096304 

v. No. 4:24-cv-1042-DPM 

JOHN FELTS, Chair, Arkansas 

Post Prison Trans£ er Board; 

BRENT MORGAN, Member, 

Arkansas Post Prison Trans£ er 

Board; LONA MCCASTLAIN, 

Director, Arkansas Post Prison 

Transfer Board; WILLIE ROBINSON, 

Member, Arkansas Post Prison 

Transfer Board; ANDY SHOCK, 

Member, Arkansas Post Prison 

Transfer Board; WENDY L YALS, 

Member, Arkansas Post Prison 

Transfer Board; SARAH HUCKABEE 

SANDERS, Governor, Arkansas; and 

DOUG SMITH, Member, Arkansas 

Post Prison Trans£ er Board 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFF 

DEFENDANTS 

1. Sherman is a three-striker. Before filing this lawsuit, he had 

at least three cases dismissed for failing to state a claim. E.g., Sherman 

v. Clark County, et al., Case No. 6:13-cv-6017-SOH (W.D. Ark.); Sherman 

v. Clark County, et al., Case No. 6:13-cv-6126-SOH (W.D. Ark.); and 

Sherman v. Correctional Medical Services, et al., Case No. 5:01-cv-161-JM 

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(E.D. Ark). Nothing in Sherman's new complaint, Doc. 2, suggests he's 

currently in imminent danger of serious physical injury. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(g). His complaint will therefore be dismissed without 

prejudice. 

2. If Sherman wants to pursue this case, then he must pay $405 

(the filing and administrative fees) and file a motion to reopen the case 

by 3 February 2025. An in forma pauperis appeal from this Order and 

accompanying Judgment will not be taken in good faith. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(a)(3). 

3. Sherman's motion for the appointment of counsel, Doc. 2, 

and motion for service, Doc. 4, are denied. 

So Ordered. 

D .P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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