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Chapter Three
Your Rights in Prison
Chapter Three: Your Rights in Prison This chapter provides information about your rights in prison. ... , 737 F. Supp. 2d 561 (W.D. Va. 2010). As Section I Part 5 of this Chapter explains, bans on lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
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Chapter Five
How to Start Your Lawsuit
Chapter Five: How to Start Your Lawsuit This chapter explains how to start a lawsuit under Section 1983 ... including [name of prison where plaintiffs are confined]. 5. Defendant, [warden’s full name] is the ...
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Chapter Four
Who to Sue and What to Ask for
Chapter Four: Who to Sue and What to Ask for Now that you ... not make those conditions any safer. Section B of this chapter talks about injunctions in more detail, including ... damages. Mr. Wade won $25,000 in compensatory damages and $5,000 in punitive damages. Not all punitive damage awards ...
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Appendix E
State Supplements: Grievance Procedures, PREA Rules, & LGBTQ+ Policies Applicable in Certain States
... the judge. The hearings are governed by NYCCR Section 701.5(b)(2). If you object to any of the prisoner representatives ... in private and make a decision. NYCCR Section 701.5(b)(3). Their decision must be communicated to you in ... has a three-step process for exhausting grievances. See Chapter G, Section .0300 of the North Carolina Department of ...
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Chapter Six
What Happens After You File Your Suit
... keep your case moving forward or nothing will happen. This chapter will explain what may happen after you file the ... Both of these issues are described in Section B of this chapter. Once you make it through these two hurdles, a ... all, these responsibilities were fulfilled in your case. 5. Some Practical Considerations Interrogatories have two big ...
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Chapter Seven
The Legal System and Legal Research
Chapter Seven: The Legal System and Legal Research If ... struggle to make the law accessible to the people. Chapter Seven: Table of Contents Section A The Importance ... , No. 94-CV-2274, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13630 (D.D.C. Sep. 5, 1996) The number that appears after the case name and ...
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Chapter One
How to Use the JLH
... measures for something you supposedly did in prison. Chapter One: Table of Contents Section A What Is This ... 1983 suit to challenge certain types of poor treatment. Chapter Three of this Handbook explains in detail which kinds ... into six chapters and several appendices: This is Chapter One , which gives you an introduction to the ...
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Chapter Two
Overview of Types of Lawsuits and the Prison Litigation Reform Act
Chapter Two: Overview of Types of Lawsuits and the Prison Litigation Reform Act This chapter describes the different types of lawsuits you can ... law ultimately determines how high your damages can be. 5. The Discretionary Function Exception The United States ...
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Appendix I
Sources of Legal Support
... are incarcerated. Their address is 147 West 24 th Street, 5 th Fl., New York, NY 10011 TGI Justice Project Re-entry ...
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Appendix L
Free Book Programs
Free Book Programs
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Appendix F
Excerpts From the PLRA
... Excerpts from the PLRA Excerpts from the PLRA See also Chapter Two, Section F for some descriptions of these ... pretrial release, or diversionary program; […] (5) the term "prison" means any Federal, State, or local ... and the plaintiff each submit a list of not more than 5 persons to serve as a special master. (B) Each party shall ...
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Appendix D
Other Legal Forms
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