POLANCO v. HOPKINS

Docket No. 07-1739P-R.

510 F.3d 152 (2007)

Wilfredo POLANCO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. HOPKINS, Margaret Fraboni, Calvin E. West, Carol Hillman, Lt. G. Lebednick, James Esglons, Hearing Officer, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfredo Polanco, Malone, NY, pro se.

Martin A. Hotvet, Office of New York State Attorney General, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: CABRANES, SACK, and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Section 1915(g) denies in forma pauperis status—that is, the ability to file a civil action with fees paid by the Court—to an incarcerated person who has filed three or more previous actions deemed to be "frivolous, malicious, or [which] fail[ed] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).1 The issue...

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