Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a warden can decide that an inmate's lawsuit is frivolous and malicious; they can "strike" it down.

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Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), it is not the warden who decides whether an inmate's lawsuit is frivolous or malicious; such determinations are made by a judge or a court. The PLRA does impose restrictions on lawsuits filed by prisoners, such as the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies first, but it does not grant wardens the authority to dismiss lawsuits directly.

Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, a Warden Can Decide