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Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger
Loaded on July 15, 2011
by Mark Wilson
Second Circuit Explains §1915 Strikes and Imminent Danger
Filed under:
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
PLRA,
Filing Fees (PLRA),
Frivolous Litigation (PLRA),
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
New York.
By Mark Wilson
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower court abused its discretion in denying a pro se prisoner leave to amend his complaint to allege an imminent danger of serious physical injury.
On August 10, 2006, New …
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