Arendas
Arendas v. Gutholm
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PETER JOHN ARENDAS, #36554, Case No. 20-cv-01442-CRB (PR)
Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v. (ECF No. 4)
GUTHOLM, et al.,
Defendant(s).
On April 10, 2020, the court denied plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in connection with this pro se prisoner action for damages for alleged false arrest based on an invalid Washington state warrant because plaintiff: (1) has had three or more prior prisoner actions dismissed by a federal court on the grounds that they are frivolous, malicious or fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, and (2) is not seeking relief from a danger of serious physical injury which was imminent at the time of filing. Apr. 10, 2020 Order (ECF No. 3) at 1-2 (applying 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)). But under the law of the circuit, the court afforded plaintiff 28 days to show cause why § 1915(g) does not bar IFP status for him or pay the requisite $ 400.00 filing fee. The court…