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Fifth Circuit Holds that PLRA Requires Fees in All Pending Cases

In two separate rulings, the court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that litigants must pay the filing fees in all civil cases pending on the date the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) was signed into law on April 26, 1996. Louella Strickland filed suit challenging prison conditions and ...

 

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