Chandler v. James’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 2679 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Conley v. Gibson · Erickson v. Pardus · Papasan v. Allain
Most-quoted passages
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“abuse of the court system has been so systematic that he may not file any civil action in this Court without first obtaining permission.” Chandler v. James, 783 F.Supp.2d 33, 36 (D.D.C. 2011) (citing Chandler v. D.C. Dep't of Corr., Civil Action No. 95-2366, Memorandum Order (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 1996)). Moreover, his”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Mr. Chandler's legal complaints have been so numerous and so lacking in merit that he is now barred, except in extraordinary circumstances, from filing new lawsuits while in prison without first paying the full amount of any administrative filing fee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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