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PLRA Doesnt Bar FRCP 15(a) Amendment of Complaint - No HIV/Hepatitis Treatment = Imminent Danger o
Loaded on April 15, 2006
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2006, page 30
PLRA Doesnt Bar FRCP 15(a) Amendment of Complaint - No HIV/Hepatitis Treatment = Imminent Danger of Serious Physical Injury
Filed under:
HIV/AIDS,
Hepatitis,
Filing Fees (PLRA),
Frivolous Litigation (PLRA),
Civil Procedure,
Complaints.
Location:
New York.
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Present Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) does not bar a prisoner, proceeding in forma pauperis, from amending ...
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