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Third Circuit: PLRA Doesn't Apply to Mandamus

The court of appeals for the third circuit held that the filing fee provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) do not apply to writs of mandamus. Ronald Madden, a Tennessee state prisoner, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his extradition from Pennsylvania to Tennessee. After waiting four months ...

 

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