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Parties Involved:
Edward Goldwater
Plaintiff
Maricopa County Superior Court
Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Edward Goldwater, 

Plaintiff, 

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Maricopa County Superior Court, et. al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 06-2950-PHX-SMM (DKD)

ORDER

I. Background

Plaintiff Edward Goldwater, currently confined in the Arizona State Prison Complex

in Florence, Arizona, has filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff

has also filed an Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #4). Under penalty of

perjury, Plaintiff averred that he had filed one prior lawsuit in the U.S. District Court (Doc.

# 4 at 1) and that this action was not dismissed as frivilous or for failure to state a claim.

A search of the Court records reveals that Plaintiff has filed 21 lawsuits in the U.S.

District Court in Phoenix, Arizona. Three of these actions were dismissed pursuant to 28

U.S.C. §1915(g) for failure to state a claim: CV99-1534-PHX-RGS (SLV); CV02-0704-

PHX-SMM (DKD); and CV00-0835-PHX-SMM (DKD). 

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

28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) provides:

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.

Prior to bringing this lawsuit, Plaintiff had three actions dismissed for failure to state

a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(g): Goldwater v. Arizona State Chiropractic Board, et

al., CV99-1534-PHX-RGS (SLV) (January 20, 2000 dismissal order (Doc. #28)) and

judgment (Doc. #30); Goldwater v. Leisksi, CV02-0704 PHX-SMM (DKD) (May 7, 2002

order of dismissal (Doc. #3)) and judgment (Doc. #4) and Goldwater v. Maricopa County,

et al., CV00-0835-PHX-SMM (DKD) (March 26, 2002 order of dismissal (Doc. #147)) and

judgment (Doc. #148). Therefore, Plaintiff may not bring any civil action without complete

prepayment of the $350.00 filing fee unless he is in imminent danger of serious physical

injury. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). 

II. Failure to Allege Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury

In his Complaint, Plaintiff alleges violations of the equal protection clause under the

ADA; violations of his fifth amendment rights and the double jeopardy clause and violations

of his fourteenth amendment right to due process and a fair trial. Accordingly, he is not

entitled to proceed in forma pauperis, and his Complaint must be dismissed for failure to prepay the $350.00 filing fee.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED:

(1) That Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Doc. #4) is DENIED;

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(2) That the Complaint and this action are DISMISSED for failure to pre-pay the

$350.00 filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The dismissal is without prejudice to the

filing of a prepaid complaint. 

DATED this 29th day of December, 2006.

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