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SIMONS v. WASHINGTON

No. 20-1406.

996 F.3d 350 (2021)

Joshua SIMONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Heidi E. WASHINGTON, Director; Michigan Department of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 3, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kathryn L. Wynbrandt , JENNER & BLOCK LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Zachary A. Zurek , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Amir H. Ali , Eliza J. McDuffie , RODERICK & SOLANGE MACARTHUR JUSTICE CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Zachary A. Zurek , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; SUHRHEINRICH and SILER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The Prison Litigation Reform Act establishes what has come to be known as the three-strikes rule. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). A prisoner accrues a strike when he brings a frivolous lawsuit. After three strikes, the Act prohibits inmates from filing those lawsuits without paying the initial court fee...

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