Demos v. United States et al

Filing 4

ORDER ADOPTING 3 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS in full. 1 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 6/18/2012. Mailed to Demos. (TAG, )

FILED

JUN 18 2012
PATRICK E. DUFFY, CLERK

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONT ANA

MISSOULA DIVISION

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JOHN ROBERT DEMOS,

CV 12-91-M-DLC-JCL

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
UNITED STATES; STATE OF
WASHINGTON,

ORDER

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Defendants.

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On June 4, 2012, Plaintiff John Robert Demos, a prisoner in the State of
Washington, applied to proceed informa pauperis with this action. He contends
that he was apprehended from a seagoing vessel in violation of admiralty laws.
United States Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch recommends denial of
Plaintiff Demos' application to proceed informa pauperis as barred by 28 U.S.c.

§ 1915(g), which prohibits informa pauperis actions by a prisoner who has filed
three or more previous groundless actions in federal court, unless the prisoner can
show he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. Judge Lynch noted

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that Plaintiff Demos has filed more than three frivolous and vexatious lawsuits in
the federal courts and that he has been deemed "a litigant with 'three strikes'" by
the Third Circuit Court ofAppeals. Demos v. President ofthe United States, 365
Fed. Appx. 341, 342 n.l (3rd Cir. 2010). Because there is nothing in the proposed
complaint to suggest that Plaintiff Demos is in imminent danger of physical injury,
Judge Lynch recommends denial ofthe application to proceed in forma pauperis.
This Court reviews the Findings and Recommendation for clear error.
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Commodore Bus. Mach.. Inc., 656 F .2d 1309, 1313
(9th Cir. 1981). Clear error exists if the Court is left with a "definite and firm
conviction that a mistake has been committed." United States v. Syrax, 235 F .3d
422, 427 (9th Cir. 2000).
The Court can find no clear error with Judge Lynch's Findings and
Recommendations (Doc. No.3) and therefore adopts them in full.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Demos' application
to proceed informa pauperis is DENIED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
DATED this 18th day of June, 2012.

Dana L. Christensen, District Judge
United States District CQurt
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