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Texas Anti-Litigation Law
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1996
by Dan Pens
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1996, page 10
In its 1995 session, the Texas legislature passed a bill that amends and modifies Subchapter B, Chapter 15 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, purportedly to combat "frivolous or malicious litigation filed by inmates." By now PLN readers should be familiar with this type of legislation. Highlights of the …
Filed under:
Attorneys,
Attorneys General,
Damages,
Frivolous Litigation,
Administrative Exhaustion,
Filing Fees,
Good Time,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds,
State Legislation.
Location:
Texas.
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