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Third Circuit Rules that PLRA Doesn't Apply to Habeas

The court of appeals for the third circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) provision that prisoner litigants pay the filing fee for civil actions does not apply to habeas corpus petitions. The court gave an extensive discussion to the history and intent of the poorly drafted PLRA. ...

 

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