Duncan (DO NOT FILE) v. Hall

Filing 2

ORDER DISMISSING CASE Under Prior Sanctions Order. CASE CLOSED. Signed by District Judge Michael P. Mills on 3/13/20. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
ABERDEEN DIVISION
WENDELL DUNCAN

PLAINTIFF

v.

No. 1:20MC4-MPM

PELICIA E. HALL, ET AL.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER DISMISSING CASE UNDER
AND PRIOR SANCTIONS ORDER
This matter is before the court, sua sponte, for consideration of dismissal. Wendell Duncan,
an inmate in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, has submitted a complaint pro
se under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. As a result of
frivolous or meritless case filings, by order of this court dated February 12, 1997, in, Duncan v.
Dawson, et al., cause number 4:96CV190, Wendell Duncan was barred from filing in forma pauperis
cases under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Thus, the he may not file a new cause of action without paying the
filing fee or demonstrating he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury.
Indeed, Mr. Duncan has been a frequent filer of meritless cases in this court over the course of
many years. The court has imposed monetary sanctions totaling $650 in various cases over the years
– and told Mr. Duncan that he may not file another case in this court until he pays the sanction. See
Duncan v. Armstrong, 4:01MC5-JAD.
SO ORDERED, this, the 13th day of March, 2020.
/s/ MICHAEL P. MILLS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI