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Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury

Loaded on July 2, 2015

Filed under: Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Frivolous Litigation, Sanctions. Location: Wisconsin.

Seventh Circuit Dismisses Prisoner’s Suit as Sanction for Perjury

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit, has sanctioned him for his history of dishonesty in litigation.

Natanael Rivera filed suit in a trial court against prison guard Michael Drake, ...

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