LANE v. RODDEN et al

Filing 3

ENTRY DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED in forma pauperis AND DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE - 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED because Plaintiff is not eligible for that status in the circumstances of this case. Plaintiff shall have through 9/15/2010 in which to pay the $350 filing fee for this civil action. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action. See Entry for details. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 8/27/2010. (LBT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA FRANKLIN LANE, Plaintiff, vs. SHERIFF DANNY RODDEN, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 4:10-cv-094-TWP-WGH Entry Denying Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis and Directing Payment of Filing Fee I. Franklin Lane alleges that his Eighth Amendment rights were violated when he was forced to inhale paint fumes while his cell and the surrounding areas in the Clark County Jail were being repainted. Lane seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. Lane's request to proceed in forma pauperis (dkt 2) is denied because he is not eligible for that status in the circumstances of this case. II. To elaborate on the foregoing ruling, it is noted that the plaintiff is a prisoner and has, while a prisoner, filed at least three suits or appeals which have been dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim. He was obligated to inform the court of this fact, see Ammons v. Gerlinger, 547 F.3d 724, 725 (7th Cir. 2008), and failed to do so, but in any event is rendered ineligible by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) to proceed in forma pauperis. It can be added, here, that the narrow exception to the barrier created by § 1915(g)­where a prisoner alleges that he "is under imminent danger of serious physical injury"­does not apply to the claims or allegations in the complaint. In Evans v. Illinois Department of Corrections,150 F.3d 810 (7th Cir. 1998), it was noted that a prisoner-litigant in these circumstances is entitled to know the cases the court relies on when making the three-strikes determination. For Lane's reference, the cases on which the court relies in finding three or more "strikes" consist of the following: Lane v. Rodden, et al., 4:09-cv-61-SEB-WGH (S.D. Ind. May 15, 2009)(dismissing action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)). Lane v. Jeffersonville Evening News, 4:09-cv-62-DFH-WGH (S.D. Ind. June 19, 2009)(dismissing action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)). Lane v. Rodden, et al., 4:09-cv-63-DFH-WGH 2009)(dismissing action pursuant to § 1915A(b)). (S.D. Ind. June 22, Lane v. Rodden, et al., 4:09-cv-67-SEB-WGH (S.D. Ind. June 1, 2009) (dismissing action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)). III. Lane shall have through September 15, 2010, in which to pay the $350.00 filing fee for this civil action. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this action. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 08/27/2010 Distribution: FRANKLIN LANE Clark County Jail 501 E. Court Avenue Jeffersonville, IN 47130 ________________________ Hon. Tanya Walton Pratt, Judge United States District Court Southern District of Indiana

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