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28 U.S.C. § 1915A Applies to All Prisoner Suits
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2000
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2000, page 10
28 U.S.C. § 1915A Applies to All Prisoner SuitsThe court of appeals for the Second circuit held that 28 U.S.C. § 1915A applies to all suits filed by prisoners. Section 1915A requires district courts to screen civil suits filed by prisoners against government officials/entities and dismiss the suit if ...
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