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Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion
Loaded on Feb. 4, 2015
by Mark Wilson
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2015, page 42
Filed under:
Mental Health.
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California.
Ninth Circuit: Indefinite Stay and Denial of Guardian was Abuse of Discretion
by Mark Wilson
On March 24, 2014, the Ninth Circuit held that a district court had abused its discretion in refusing to appoint a guardian ad litem for a pro se prisoner who was legally …
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- Misconduct at Washington State Civil Commitment Center as Concern Grows Over Releases, by David Reutter
- Georgia’s Execution Drug Secrecy Law Found Constitutional, by David Reutter
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- Montana: Extradition Costs Not Recoverable as Restitution, by Mark Wilson
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