Case Name: Terrance Jon IRBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of WASHINGTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-02-28
Citations: 678 F. App'x 610
Docket Number: No. 15-35417
Parties: Terrance Jon IRBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of WASHINGTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 678
Pages: 610–611

Head Matter:
Terrance Jon IRBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. State of WASHINGTON; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 15-35417
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted February 14, 2017
Filed February 28, 2017
Terrance Jon Irby, Pro Se
Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Washington state prisoner Terrance Jon Irby appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his application to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court's interpretation and application of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), Washington v. L.A. Cty. Sheriff's Dep't, 833 F.3d 1048, 1054 (9th Cir. 2016), and for an abuse of discretion its denial of leave to proceed IFP, O'Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990). We vacate and remand.
The district court concluded that Irby-had filed three actions that had been dismissed for failure to state claim, and that Irby had not alleged that he was in "imminent danger of serious physical injury." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Intervening authority, however, has held that "a dismissal due to Younger abstention . is not a strike under the [Prison Litigation Reform Act]." Washington, 833 F.3d at 1058. One of the prior dismissals relied on by the district court, Irby v. O'Neill, No. 2:13-cv-00197-JLR (W.D. Wash. Mar. 11, 2013), was a dismissal based on Younger abstention. Therefore, the district court improperly counted No. 2:13-cv-00197-JLR as a strike. We vacate the order denying IFP status and remand for further proceedings.
Irby's request for injunctive relief, set forth in his opening brief, is denied.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.