Does a prisoner need to amend his or her Statement of Claim to the Court to avoid a strike?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Hamilton v. Armstrong, No. 2:19-cv-0445-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):

1. A prisoner may not avoid incurring a "strike" simply by declining to take advantage of opportunities to amend. Harris v. Mangum, 863 F.3d 1133, 1142-1143 (9th Cir. 2017).

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