Sivak
Sivak v. Officer of the United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LACEY SIVAK, Case No 24-cv-01754-AMO (PR) 24-cv-02343-AMO (PR) Plaintiff, 24-cv-02344-AMO (PR) v. 24-cv-02623-AMO (PR) 24-cv-02624-AMO (PR) ZAHIDA PEREA, 24-cv-03020-AMO (PR) Defendant.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT
PREJUDICE
Lacey Sivak, an Idaho state prisoner and frequent litigant, filed the above-captioned actions, representing himself. In each case, the Court denied Sivak’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)1 because he has had three or more prior dismissals, has failed to allege any specific imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed the action, and did not meet the standard for proceeding without payment of filing fees as a “three-striker” who has had many prior lawsuits dismissed as frivolous. See Ray v. Lara, 31 F.4th 692, 697 (9th Cir. 2022) (A district court may, at the screening stage,…