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Washington Court Access Suit Settled
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1996
by Paul Wright
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1996, page 9
In the April, 1994, issue of PLN we reported the filing of Scott v. Peterson which challenged numerous aspects of court access for Washington state prisoners. On October 31, 1995, most of the suit was settled and the settlement terms were effective November 30, 1995. The settlement is between five ...
Filed under:
Transfers,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Prisoner Legal Assistance,
Legal Materials,
Law Library Access/Adequacy,
Photocopies,
Settlements,
Telephones,
Attorney Calls,
Legal Mail.
Location:
Washington.
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