United States Seventh Circuit
Taylor v. Watkins, 10-2353
In a prisoner's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against several officers and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections, claiming that defendants violated his civil rights by contaminating his food, tampering with his mail, depriving him of his sleep, and assaulting him, district court's denial of plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on the ground that he has previously incurred three "strikes" in dismissing the case is affirmed and plaintiff's request to proceed IFP on appeal is denied as plaintiff has not shown that he was in imminent danger.
Appellate Information
- Argued 08/11/2010
- Decided 10/14/2010
- Published 10/14/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit