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Idaho Court Of Appeals: Indigent Prisoners Not Required To Post Bond
Loaded on July 15, 2011
by Matthew Clarke
By Matt Clarke
Filed under:
Habeas Corpus,
Bond Fees,
Federal Statutory Law,
RLUIPA,
Religious Practices,
Religious Property.
Location:
Idaho.
The Idaho Court of Appeals has ruled that an indigent prisoner’s legal action cannot be dismissed for failure to post the bond required by I.C. § 6-610 of persons filing suit against a “law enforcement officer.”
Steven Lee Hyde, an Idaho state prisoner and adherent of the …
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