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 count civil actions filed in federal district court because the statute is part of a code governing civil actions and proceedings in Arkansas courts. It therefore reversed the revocation of Hill's pauper status and remanded without reaching Hill's arguments concerning habeas proceedings or the imminent-danger exception. Justice Baker, joined by Justice Hart, concurred to emphasize that the records custodian and the Crime Laboratory Board had acted contrary to the court's interpretation of Hill's right to access records concerning his criminal case.