Tierney v. Kupers

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1997-10-31

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T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge: A 1996 amendment to 28 U.S.C.' § 1915 limited the ability of prisoners, if they had filed three previous actions dismissed as frivolous, to proceed informa pauperis in order to avoid paying filing fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (g). Washington state prisoner Michael Tierney appeals pro se the district court’s dismissal, pursuant to that section, of hi…

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