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or f i l i n g f rivol ou s pl ead i n gs an d ap pea l s. Jud d a ppe al s t he di s m i s s alo f hi s co m pl ai nt . H e ar gue s t hathi s c o m pl ai nt shou l d h ave been al l ow ed notw i t h st an di n g h i s pri or f rivol ou s pl ead i n gs becau se h e w as un der i m m i n en tdan ger of ser i o u s p h y sicali nj u ry f rom an un t reat ed her ni a and pr i so n gang m em ber s. I ti s t r ue t hatSec t i on 1915( g) al l ow s f oran e x c e p tio n to th e th r e e -s tr ik e r u l e i f th e p r is o n e rco m p la in t a lle g e s th a t h e is und eri m m i nentdangerof ser i ous ph ys i c ali nj ury. Al t hough i tm ay be t r ue t hat Ju dd i s now un der such a t h reatboth f rom hi s m e d ic alcondit i on an d fel l ow p r is o n e r s , n e ith e ro f th o s e th r e a ts is re la te dto h is co m p la in t. Ju dd al so asserts t h at t h e di sm i ssalw i t h ou tprej u di ce w as i n err or bec ause he s ubse quent l y s ent i n f or m s t o pay t he f

i l i ng fee . A gai n, t hi s m ay be t r ue , b uti tha s nothi ng t o do w i t h t he di s m i s s alw i t ho utpr ej udi c e a s s uc h a d i s mi s s a lw o u l dn o th a v e p r e v e n t e dh i m f r o m f i l i n ga n e w s u i t r a i s i n gt h e s a me fact u alal l egati on s and pay i n g t h e f i l i n g fee. T h e a p p e a l is w ith o u t a r g u a b le m e r it. SeeHow ard v
. Ki ng, 707 F. 2d 215, 2 1 9 -2 0 (5 th C ir . 1 9 8 3 ). I t is d is m is s e da s fr iv o lo u s . S ee5 T H C IR . R. 4 2. 2. J udd h as a his t ory of

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rivol ou s l i t i gati on i n t h i s court an d m an y ot h er c o u r ts . W e h a v e is s u e dr e p e a te dw a r n in g s to J u d d , a n dw e h a v e s a n c tio n e dh im f or pri or f

rivol ou s act i on s. Th ese earl i er w arn i n gs an d san ct i on s hav e been i n suff i ci en tt o deterhi m f

rom conti n u i n g t o f

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. J u d dis C A U T IO N E D th a t filin ga n yfr iv o lo u s o r r e p e tit iv e a c tio n , in th is cou rt or an y co u rt su b j ect to this cou rt’ s j u ri sd i cti on , w i l lsu b j ect h i m to ad di t i on alan d p rogress ivel y m ore s evere sancti on s. AL L OUT S T AND I NG MOT I ONS DE NI ED ; A P P EA L DI S M I S S ED ; S ANC T I ON I M P OS ED ; S ANC T I ON WARNI NG I S S UED
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