Wennerstein v. Pectol

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION

JAMES E. WHITNEY WENNERSTEIN ADC #163817 PLAINTIFF

v. No. 4:25-cv-744-DPM

STACEY PECTOL, Criminal Justice Coordinator, Supreme Court of Arkansas; KAREN BAKER, Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court; and COURTNEY HUDSON, RHONDA WOOD, SHAWN WOMACK, BARBARA WOOD, CODY HILAND, and NICHOLAS BRONNI, Associate Justices, Arkansas Supreme Court DEFENDANTS

ORDER The Court stands by its ruling that Wennerstein is a three-striker. Gonzalez v. United States, 23 F.4th 788, 789-91 (8th Cir. 2022). He failed to state a claim in Whitney v. Trump, No. 5:17-cv-199-JLH (E.D. Ark.), Doc. 5. He also failed to state a claim in Whitney v. Glover, No. 5:17-cv-327-JLH (E.D. Ark.), Doc. 4. And his complaint was dismissed as frivolous in Wennerstein v. Kelley, 5:19-cv-154-BRW, Doc. 25 & 26. All these are strikes. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Wennerstein’s motion to reopen his case, Doc. 8, is denied. So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge 10 September 2025

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