Jessie Hill, Appellant v. Richard H. Gallagher, Custodian of Records, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Arkansas's in forma pauperis three-strikes statute does not permit Arkansas courts to count frivolous, malicious, or deficient actions filed in federal court. Because the circuit court relied on three federal lawsuits to revoke Hill's pauper status and dismiss his case, the court reversed and remanded without reaching Hill's remaining arguments concerning habeas actions and imminent danger. Justice Baker, concurring, agreed with the result but additionally argued that the records custodian and Crime Laboratory Board had acted contrary to the court's interpretation of the records-access statute.