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Pro Se Tips and Tactics
Prisoners who challenge jail or prison conditions or practices in a pro se lawsuit should be aware of the possibility of turning the case into a class action. In deciding whether to seek class treatment, you should consider both whether your case meets the legal requirements for becoming class action ...
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More from this issue:
- Three Strikes in California, by Willie Wisely
- Censorship of Rap Tape States Claim
- Analysis of People v. Romero
- Hungry for Justice in L.A. Jail
- From the Editor, by Dan Pens
- Transportation Costs Can't Be Imposed on Losing Plaintiffs
- A Matter of Fact
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
- Black Prison Movements
- Washington Prisoners Lose Computers, Again, by Paul Wright
- CRIPA Stays Not Appealable
- Botched Escape Sparks Rebellion
- Texas Guard Cleared in Controversial Shooting
- Twelve Political Prisoners Gave their Lives in a Death Fast in Turkey
- Motive in Denying Due Process Irrelevant
- Georgia Prisoners Retain Right to Safety
- Upsizing Federal Law Enforcement
- ADA Ruling for Deaf New York Prisoners
- New York Voting Rights Case Vacated
- Iowa DOC Shake-Up, by Michael Brant
- PLRA Stay Provision Held Unconstitutional
- PLRA Not Retroactively Applicable to Special Masters
- Attorney Fees Awarded in Smoking Suit
- PLRA Not Applicable to Appeals Filed before Passage
- PLRA Not Retroactive on Attorney Fees
- Update on Washington Money Seizure Suit
- Habeas Required for Disciplinary Hearing Challenges
- Prison Officials Liable for Double Celling
- No Immunity for Failure to Protect Prisoner from Violence
- PI Granted on Winter Clothing Claim
- News in Brief
More from John Midgley:
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2004
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Magistrate Judges in Federal Courts, Nov. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Damages, Aug. 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, April 15, 2003
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics: Unknown Defendant Identities, July 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Feb. 15, 2002
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, June 15, 2001
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Dec. 15, 2000
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, Sept. 15, 2000
More from these topics:
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification in Suit Over Inadequate Dental Care at Chicago Jail, March 1, 2025. Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Class Certification.
- Eighth Circuit: Evidentiary Admissibility Is a “Red Herring” At Class Certification of St. Louis Jail Conditions Challenge, Jan. 15, 2025. Classification, Conditions of Confinement, Class Certification, Class Actions, Evidence - Admissibility.
- Nearly $75 Million Class-Action Settlement Reached For Delayed Releases from N.Y.C. Jails, Jan. 1, 2024. Class Certification, Class Notice, Bail/Pretrial Release.
- Class Certified in Suit Alleging Overuse of Solitary Confinement in New York Prisons, Dec. 1, 2023. Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.
- Deadline Looms for Payouts Under California’s Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program, Nov. 15, 2023. Consent to Treatment, Settlements, Class Certification, Class Notice, Class Actions.
- Seventh Circuit Overturns Class Decertification in Cook County Jail Disability Lawsuit, April 1, 2023. Disabled Prisoners, Class Certification.
- Class Certified in ‘Orange Crush’ Shakedown Lawsuit by Illinois Prisoners, Nov. 30, 2022. Guard Misconduct, Class Certification.
- Class of Juvenile Prisoners Certified in Suit Against Florida DOC, July 15, 2022. Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Juveniles.
- Washington Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Halting Release of Transgender Prisoners’ Personal Information; Class Certified, Jan. 1, 2022. Class Certification, Discrimination (Transgender), Failure to Protect (Transgender).
- Court Grants Class Certification for Illinois Prisoners in Restrictive Housing Lawsuit, Oct. 1, 2021. Class Certification, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement.