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Prisoners Entitled to Rely on Marshalls for Service
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1995, page 23
The court of appeals for the sev enth circuit has extended prior rulings and held that state prisoners are entitled to rely on the Marshalls service to serve their lawsuits on prison officials. The Marshall's failure to properly serve prison officials is "good cause" to avoid dismissal under Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m) ...
Filed under:
Skin,
Civil Procedure,
Damages,
Service,
Default Judgments,
Prisoner Property.
Location:
Indiana.
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