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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES E. CRITTENDEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOV. BROWN,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01228-AWI-SKO (PC)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING 

ACTION, WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff James E. Crittenden, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August 10, 2015, along with an application to proceed in 

forma pauperis. 

Plaintiff is subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which provides that “[i]n no event shall a 

prisoner bring 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, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious 

physical injury.”1

 

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Plaintiff has at least three dismissals which qualify as strikes under section 1915(g). Coleman v. Tollefson, __ U.S. 

__, __, 135 S.Ct. 1759, 1765 (2015). The Court takes judicial notice of the following United States District Court 

cases: Crittenden v. Yarborough, et al., 1:02-cv-05533-OWW-SMS (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim 

on Jul. 24, 2003); Crittenden v. DiCarlo, 2:04-cv-09900-UA-MC (C.D.Cal.) (dismissed as frivolous on Jan. 6, 2005);

Crittenden v. Schulteis, et al., 1:04-cv-006697-OWW-DLB (PC) (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state a claim on 

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The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint and his allegations do not satisfy the 

imminent danger exception to section 1915(g).

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 Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1055-56

(9th Cir. 2007). If Plaintiff wishes to pursue this action, he must first pay the $400.00 filing fee.

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is HEREBY 

DENIED, and this action is DISMISSED, without prejudice to re-filing accompanied by the 

$400.00 filing fee.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 14, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

 

Sep. 21, 2005); and Crittenden v. Vasquez, 1:04-cv-06433-AWI-WMW (PC) (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed for failure to state 

a claim on Sep. 26, 2006).

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Plaintiff is presently incarcerated at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison-Corcoran. His 

claims arise from his inability to access court orders regarding overcrowding and credit increases, and from injuries he 

sustained at Wasco State Prison in May 2015, when the walker he was using collapsed. Plaintiff seeks monetary 

damages and a time credit increase.

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