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Coleman v. Tollefson, No. 13-1333 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1759) (May 18, 2015) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on June 29, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists May 25, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Pending Appeals.

In this case, a unanimous Supreme Court tightened the rules for allowing federal prisoners to file lawsuits without paying filing fees. It did so by adopting a narrow interpretation of a provision in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) which grants in forma pauperis status (“IFP”) to Federal prisoners who ...

 

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  1. Coleman v. Tollefson, No. 13-1333 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1759) (May 18, 2015) (Justice Breyer)
  2. Henderson v. U.S., No. 13-1487 (U.S. Supreme Court) (575 U.S. ___; 135 S.Ct. 1780) (May 18, 2015) (Justice Kagan)
  3. U.S. v. Sewell, No. 14-1384 (7th Cir.) (780 F.3d 839) (March 13, 2015) (Judge Michael S. Kanne)
  4. A.C.L.U. v. Clapper, No. 14-42-cv (2nd Cir.) (785 F.3d 787) (May 7, 2015) (Judge Gerard E. Lynch)
  5. U.S. v. Thompson, No. 14-1316 (7th Cir.) (777 F.3d 368) (January 13, 2015) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
  6. U.S. v. Walli, No. 14-5220 (6th Cir.) (785 F.3d 1080) (May 8, 2015) (Judge Raymond M. Kethledge)
  7. U.S. v. Kim, No. Crim. No. 13-0100 (D.D.C.) ( F.Supp.3d ) (May 8, 2015) (Judge Amy Berman Jackson)

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