CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Shavers v Crompton

Three-strikes rule and the imminent-danger exception for prisoners

Decided

The citation

Shavers v Crompton, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 5, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2153)

From the case summary

A state prisoner filed a § 1983 action concerning events in January 2024 without paying the $405 civil filing fees. He sought consolidation with two § 1983 actions filed in the Eastern District of Michigan. The court identified at least three prior suits dismissed as…

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