Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Medford, No. 1:07cr122 (W.D.N.C.) (608 F.Supp.2d 709) (April 16, 2009) (Judge Thomas Selby III Ellis) by In a case of potential far-reaching consequence, Judge Ellis ordered the defendant to make monthly payments of $3,500 throughout his entire 180 months of incarceration (a grand total of $630,000) to reimburse …

U.S. v. Ortiz, No. 96-3123 (D.C. Cir.) (136 F.3d 161) (February 24, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers) by Joining all the other Circuits that have ruled on the issue, the Court held that the new filing fee provisions of the PLRA do not apply to habeas corpus proceedings. The Court …

LaFontant v. I.N.S., No. 96-1310 (D.C. Cir.) (135 F.3d 158) (February 10, 1998) (Judge Patricia M. Wald) by Among the issues considered in this case, the Court agreed with the petitioner that as an alien detainee he was not a "prisoner" for purposes of the filing fee requirements of the …

U.S. v. Cole, No. 96-40567 (5th Cir.) (101 F.3d 1076) (December 9, 1996) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé) by The cousin of the AEDPA is the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) which (curiously but perhaps deliberately to divert attention from some of its wilder provisions) was enacted as Title VIII …