Caradine/Assabur v. Story et al

Filing 6

ORDER DISMISSING CASE without prejudice and denying the motion to proceed ifp. If plaintiff wishes to pursue this case, he must, within 30 days of the entry of this Order, pay the statutory filing fee of $350, along with a motion to reopen the case. The Court certifies that an ifp appeal would not be taken in good faith. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 9/13/11. (kpr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

WILLIAM F. CARADINF/ASSABUR,

ADC #90785

v.

PLAINTIFF

Case No. 4:11-cv-663-DPM

KYLE STORY and GREG SMITHSON

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
William F. Caradine/ Assabur, an inmate in the Arkansas Department
of Correction, applies to proceed in forma pauperis in this § 1983 case.
Caradine/ Assabur is a three-striker under the Prison Ligation Reform Act.
28 V.S.C.A. § 1915(g) (West 2006); see also Higgins v. Carpenter, 258 F.3d 797,
800 (8th Cir. 2001) (upholding the constitutionality of the three-strikes
provision).

He has filed at least three cases that were dismissed for

frivolousness or failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Caradine/Assabur v. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences et al.,

4:10-cv-1960-JLH;

Caradine/Assabur

v.

Social

Security

Administration,

4:10-cv-1961-BRW; Caradine/Assabur v. Little Rock Police Department,
4:10-cv-1962-SWW.

Caradine/Assabur is not in imminent danger of serious physical injury:

he alleges that he was wrongly arrested on two charges of aggravated robbery
in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The arrest, however, took place at least two
years ago, so there is not immediate threat of harm. He also complains about
the quality of the medical care that he has received at the ADC.

But

Caradine/Assabur is suing two Fort Smith Police Department detectives - not
the ADC officials who are responsible for his care. Because the named
Defendants have no control over Caradine/ Assabur's medical treatment at
the ADC, he could not proceed on his Eighth Amendment claim against either
of the Defendants named in this lawsuit, even if his medical needs placed him
in imminent danger of serious physical injury. So the statute's exception to
the three-strikes rule does not apply. 28 V.S.C.A. § 1915(g) (West 2006).
Caradine Assabur's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Document No.
1, is denied, and his complaint is dismissed without prejudice. If he wishes
to pursue this case, he must, within thirty days of the entry of this Order: (1)
pay the full statutory filing fee of $350, noting the case style and number; and
(2) file a motion to reopen the case. The Court certifies an in forma pauperis

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appeal from this Order and the accompanying Judgment would not be taken
in good faith. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(a)(3) (West 2006).
So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr.

United States District Judge

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