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Getting Counsel Appointed in Civil Rights Cases
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1991
by Paul Wright
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1991, page 7
Getting Counsel Appointed In Civil Rights Cases
Filed under:
Attorneys,
Appointment of Counsel,
Attorney Client.
Location:
United States of America.
By Paul Wright
The vast majority of prisoner rights cases are initiated and filed by prisoners representing themselves. This is due to a variety of reasons but the primary one is that most prisoners are poor and cannot afford an attorney to represent ...
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