Coleman v. Tollefson
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Coleman v. Tollefson, 575 U.S. 532 (2015), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with a prisoner's inability to file lawsuits in forma pauperis after filing 3 lawsuits which are dismissed because they are "frivolous, malicious, or [fail] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted."[1]
Quick Facts Coleman v. Tollefson, Argued February 23, 2015 Decided May 18, 2015 ...
Coleman v. Tollefson | |
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Argued February 23, 2015 Decided May 18, 2015 | |
Full case name | Andre Lee Coleman, aka Andre Lee Coleman-Bey, Petitioner v. Todd Tollefson et al. |
Docket no. | 13-1333 |
Citations | 575 U.S. 532 (more) 135 S. Ct. 1759; 191 L. Ed. 2d 803 |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | 733 F.3d 175 (6th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 135 S. Ct. 43 (2014). |
Holding | |
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) prevents prisoners from proceeding in forma pauperis if three previous lawsuits have been dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, even if an appeal is pending for one of those suits. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
28 U.S.C. § 1915 |
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