CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Jose Arnold Montiel v Joshua Griffith et al.
Three strikes bar pauper status without imminent-danger allegations
Decided
The citation
Jose Arnold Montiel v Joshua Griffith et al., decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 3, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-1797)
From the case summary
State prisoner Montiel filed a § 1983 action without paying the full $405 civil filing fees and requested appointed counsel. The court identified three prior federal suits dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failure to state a claim. Montiel consented to magistrate-judge jurisdiction; the defendants…
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