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Appointment of Counsel
Loaded on July 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1995, page 5
In the February, 1994, issue of PLN we extensively discussed the third circuits ruling in Tabron v. Grace, 6 F.3d 147 (3rd Cir.1993) which set forth the standards district courts should use when ruling on pro se prisoner plaintiffs motion for appointment of counsel. The ruling was an important one ...
Filed under:
Failure to Protect (General),
Appointment of Counsel,
Attorney Client,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
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