Johnson v. Normand et al
Filing
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ORDER AND REASONS DENYING 2 MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson, Jr on 11/30/2016.(my)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
BARON JOHNSON
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NO. 16-15597
24TH JDC COURTHOUSE, ET AL.
SECTION “H”(2)
ORDER AND REASONS
Plaintiff, Baron Johnson, is an inmate currently incarcerated in the Jefferson Parish
Correctional Center. He has submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis in
connection with the above-captioned lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff
seeks injunctive relief, including his release from prison, for alleged retaliation against
him over the course of his life. Record Doc. No. 1, Complaint. His pauper application
is a non-dispositive pretrial matter which was referred to a United States Magistrate
Judge pursuant to Local Rule 72.1(B)(1) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), Pub. L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321,
signed into law on April 26, 1996, now codified at 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), provides that a
prisoner shall not be allowed to bring a civil action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 if he
has, on three 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 grounds
that it was frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted,
unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
Johnson has been a frequent filer of civil actions while incarcerated. At least three
(3) of his prior civil actions were dismissed as frivolous, malicious and/or for failure to
state a claim. Johnson v. LeBlanc, No. 12-1689, 2012 WL 7150485, at *1 (E.D. La. July
10, 2012), adopted, 2013 WL 593998, at *1 (E.D. La. Feb. 15, 2013) (dismissed as
frivolous); Johnson v. Jackson, No. 14-0937, 2014 WL 5040775, at *1 (E.D. La. Sept.
25, 2014) (dismissed with prejudice as frivolous); Johnson v. Lee, No. 14-1627, 2014
WL 6612669, at *1 (E.D. La. Nov. 20, 2014) (dismissed with prejudice as frivolous and
malicious). He has therefore accumulated three “strikes” under the PLRA.
Under these circumstances, plaintiff may not proceed as a pauper in this action
unless he fits within the “imminent danger” exception of Section 1915(g). Plaintiff has
not alleged, nor does his complaint demonstrate, anything establishing that he is in
imminent danger of serious physical injury. Consequently, he is not entitled to proceed
in forma pauperis pursuant to the provisions of the PLRA. For the foregoing reasons,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Record
Doc. No. 2) is DENIED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
New Orleans, Louisiana, this
30th
day of November, 2016.
JOSEPH C. WILKINSON, JR.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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