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Movant Bears Summary Judgment Burden
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1998, page 25
The court of appeals for the Second Circuit held that the party moving for summary judgment bears the burden of showing it is entitled to judgment and a district court erred in dismissing a prisoner's court access claims. The court also held that the plaintiff had no liberty interest in ...
Filed under:
Retaliation for Litigating,
Court Access,
Legal Materials,
Summary Judgment.
Location:
New York.
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