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Filing Fee Refunded in Habeas Case

A federal district court in Massachusetts held that a habeas petitioner had incorrectly been required to pay the appellate filing fee. Because the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) filing fee requirements do not apply to habeas petitions the court ordered the filing fee refunded to the prisoner. See: Austin v. ...

 

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