The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit extended limited power to district courts to review prisoners’ assertions of fear of imminent danger while considering their bids to initiate court proceedings despite being banned on proceeding in forma pauperis.
The decision established proper procedure in litigation launched by a prisoner who had accumulated “three strikes”—or three failed prison conditions complaints—under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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