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PLRA Does Not Apply to Habeas Corpus Actions
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2001, page 24
The Court of Appeals for the Sev-enth Circuit held that the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) do not apply to properly characterized habeas corpus petitions under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, or 2255, finding that those actions are not "civil actions" within the meaning of the PLRA. …
Filed under:
Disciplinary Hearings,
Disciplinary Litigation,
Filing Fees (PLRA),
Appeals,
Habeas Corpus.
Location:
Indiana.
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