MICHAEL GRESHAM v.TERRY MEDEN, Psychiatrist; PAUL E. EYKE, Psychologist and Unit Chief; ROBERT NIVEN, M.D.; MARK HARES, Psychologist; AMY ROBAR, LMSW; JENNIFER FAHA, Psychologist, Mental Health Director Designee; ROBIN J. BAILEY-WEBB, LMSW; HARRIS, LMSW; - Articles

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Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 18, 2019

Head Comment: HARRIS, LMSW; GREEN, Psychologist

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1:

ON BRIEF: Michael Gresham, Marquette, Michigan, pro se.

Judge(s): NORRIS, SILER, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Marquette.

SUTTON, Circuit Judge. Michael Gresham is serving a 75-year sentence in a state prison in Marquette, Michigan. He filed this § 1983 action against several prison employees, alleging that they improperly forced him to take antipsychotic medication. At stake is not the truth of those allegations but whether Gresham must pay a filing fee before pursuing them. The district court concluded that he must pay. We agree and affirm.

The district court correctly concluded that Gresham is subject to the three-strikes rule. Pauper status is a privilege, not a right, and Gresham lost it by repeatedly filing meritless lawsuits. To proceed with this one, he’ll have to pay the filing fee. We affirm.

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