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Transportation Costs Can't Be Imposed on Losing Plaintiffs

Loaded on Dec. 15, 1996 published in Prison Legal News December, 1996, page 5
Filed under: Court Access, Court Appearances, Costs, Witnesses, Seizure of Prisoner Funds. Location: Indiana.
The court of appeals for the seventh circuit affirmed a district court ruling holding an unsuccessful prisoner plaintiff was not liable for costs incurred in transporting him and his witnesses to trial. Bill Sampley, a PLN supporter, and Michael Holland are Indiana state prisoners who filed suit against Indiana prison ...

 

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