Supreme Court· 5/18/2015
Coleman v. Tollefson
Citations
- 575 U.S. 532
- 135 S. Ct. 1759
- 191 L. Ed. 2d 803
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3201
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a “prior dismissal on a statutorily enumerated ground counts as a strike even if the dismissal is the subject of an appeal”
- holding that plaintiffs who qualify for IFP status “may commence a civil action without prepaying fees or paying certain expenses”
- holding that courts must count a dismissal as a strike even though the appeal of the strike is pending
- holding that plaintiffs who qualify for IFP status “may commence a civil action without prepaying fees or paying certain expenses”
- holding that plaintiffs who qualify for IFP status “may commence a civil action without prepaying fees or paying certain expenses”
- holding that a “strike” dismissal is counted regardless to the timing of a subsequent appeal
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