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Prior Frivolous Suits Count for PLRA
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1996
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1996, page 9
The court of appeals for the tenth circuit held that writs of mandamus fall within the scope of filing fee requirements imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (April 26, 1996). The court also held that suits dismissed as frivolous prior to the ...
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