Pitts v. Rafter (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAppellant, an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), filed a pro se petition for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against Appellees, certain ADC correctional officers, alleging excessive use of force, negligence, failure to protect, and due-process and equal-protection violations. The circuit court granted Appellees' motion to dismiss on the ground that allowing Appellant to proceed with the action in forma pauperis would violate the three-strike rule embodied in Ark. R. Civ. P. 9(b). Appellant appealed, arguing that the circuit court erred in dismissing his complaint and that the "imminent danger" exception to the three-strike rule applied. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate any error in the dismissal of his complaint.
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