Melvin Hill v. Postal Service

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-6377
MELVIN HILL,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
POSTAL SERVICE,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Senior District
Judge. (1:12-cv-00525-JFM)
Submitted: June 28, 2012 Decided: July 12, 2012
Before WILKINSON, SHEDD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Melvin Hill, Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Melvin Hill seeks to appeal the district court’s order
dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006) complaint for failure to
pay the filing fees. If a litigant has had three actions or
appeals dismissed on the ground that they were frivolous,
malicious, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be
granted, the litigant may not proceed without prepayment of fees
unless the applicant is under “imminent danger of serious
physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) (2006). Hill has had
three such prior dismissals: Hill v. Hughes, 1:00-cv-3204 (D.
Md. 2000), Hill v. Woods, 1:96-cv-3034 (D. Md. 1996), Hill v.
Harvey, 1:96-cv-3886 (D. Md. 1996). Hill has not alleged that
he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.
Therefore, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal
and dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because
the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
DISMISSED

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