Marshall v. Maynard et al
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; DISMISSING the Case; and DIRECTING the Clerk to CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 7/30/2012. (c/m to plaintiff 7/31/12 rs)(rss, Deputy Clerk)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GARY D MAYNARD, et al.,
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Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GREGORY MARSHALL,
On July 23, 2012, Gregory Marshall, presently confined at Western Correctional
Institution (“WCI”), filed a civil rights action complaining that Maryland Division of Correction
(“DOC”) personnel failed to transport him to the closest emergency room after he swallowed
razor blades on July 28, 2011, while awaiting proceedings at the Baltimore City District Court,
instead opting to return him to WCI for any necessary medical treatment. Marshall seeks
injunctive relief mandating he be taken to a hospital emergency room should the situation arise
again. In addition to filing a complaint, Marshall moves for indigency status.
Marshall’s claim is precluded under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), which
codified 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e), which mandates that:
In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a
judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this section 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 may
be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious
physical injury.
Thus, once three such dismissals under § 1915(e) or Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) have been
accumulated, a prisoner will be barred thereafter from initiating further civil actions in forma
pauperis, absent extraordinary circumstances.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
Marshall has three previous “strikes.”2 The claim set forth in the instant Complaint does
not present extraordinary circumstances or imminent danger of serious physical injury. The case
shall be dismissed and indigency status denied. Accordingly, it is this 30th day of July, 2012, by
the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
ORDERED, that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, is
DENIED; and it is further
ORDERED, that the case is DISMISSED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); and it is
further
ORDERED, that the Clerk is directed to CLOSE this case; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this Memorandum Opinion and
Order to the Plaintiff.
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ROGER W. TITUS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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Of course, this provision does not preclude an inmate from prepaying the full $350.00 fee to refile claims
previously rejected under § 1915(g) or to file future civil actions.
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See Marshall v. Lanham, Civil Action No. AW-97-990 (D. Md. 1997); Marshall v. Correctional Center of
Howard County, Civil Action No. AW-97-2536 (D. Md. 1997); Marshall v. Kemmerer. Civil Action No. AW-022133 (D. Md. 2003).
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