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Eighth Circuit Upholds, Defines IFP Provisions
Loaded on April 15, 1999
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1999, page 8
The court of appeals for the Eighth circuit, in two separate rulings, has upheld and defined the In Forma Pauperis (IFP) provisions of the PLRA.
Filed under:
Filing Fees (PLRA),
Seizure of Prisoner Funds,
Federal Statutory Law,
All Writs Act.
Location:
Minnesota.
Kenneth Murray filed a petition under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, claiming a court clerk had violated his rights by refusing to ...
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