Source: http://ca.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20101130_0001915.SCA.htm/qx
Timestamp: 2016-10-25 12:06:37
Document Index: 343741164

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1914', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1914']

| Eric Griffin, et al v. U.S. Marshals; John Does
Eric Griffin, et al v. U.S. Marshals; John Does
ERIC GRIFFIN, ET AL., , PLAINTIFF,v.U.S. MARSHALS; JOHN DOES, DEFENDANTS
#44575-098
(1) DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS BARRED BY 28 U.S.C. 1915(g) [Doc. No. 3] AND
(2) DISMISSING CASE FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING . FEE REQUIRED BY
Plaintiff, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, and currently incarcerated at the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners located in Springfield, Missouri, has submitted a civil action. Plaintiff's Complaint refers to a school shooting in Carlsbad, California and contains several delusional statements.
Plaintiff has not prepaid the civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); instead, he has submitted a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) [Doc. No. 3].
Section 1915 of Title 28 of the United States Code allows certain litigants to pursue civil litigation IFP, that is, without the full prepayment of fees or costs. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). However, the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA") amended section 1915 to preclude the privilege to proceed IFP: . . . 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 can be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
B. Application of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)
As an initial matter, the Court has carefully reviewed Plaintiff's Complaint and has ascertained that it makes no "plausible allegation" to suggest Plaintiff "faced 'imminent danger of serious physical injury' at the time of filing." Cervantes, 493 F.3d at 1055 (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)). Therefore, Plaintiff is barred from proceeding IFP in this action because he has on three prior occasions had civil actions or appeals dismissed as frivolous, malicious or for failing to state a claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
Here, the Court takes judicial notice that Plaintiff has had three prior prisoner civil actions dismissed on the grounds that they were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
1) Griffin, et al. v. Barack Obama, et al., Civil Case No. 10-1171-PMP-LRL (Nev. Aug. 5, 2010 Order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint as delusional and factually frivolous) (strike one);
2) Griffin et al. v. Harry Reid, et al., Civil Case No. 10-1204-KJD-PAL (Nev. Aug. 9, 2010 Order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint as delusional and factually frivolous) (strike two); and
3) Griffin v. Las Vegas Review Journal, Civil Case No. 10-1253-GMN-LRL (Nev. Aug. 9, 2010 Order dismissing Plaintiff's Complaint as delusional and factually frivolous) (strike three).
Accordingly, because Plaintiff has, while incarcerated, accumulated three "strikes" pursuant to § 1915(g), and he fails to make a "plausible allegation" that he faced imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed this Complaint, he is not entitled to the privilege of proceeding IFP in this action.See Cervantes, 493 F.3d at 1055; Rodriguez, 169 F.3d at 1180 (finding that 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) "does not prevent all prisoners from accessing the courts; it only precludes prisoners with a history of abusing the legal system from continuing to abuse it while enjoying IFP status"); see also Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1231 (9th Cir. 1984) ("[C]court permission to proceed IFP is itself a matter of privilege and not right."). / / /
For the reasons set forth above, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed IFP [Doc. No. 3] pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and DISMISSES this action for failure to pay the $350 civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).