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Chapter Three
Your Rights in Prison
... basics.” The “rule” boxes set forth the actual legal standard that a court will apply to consider your case. ... This is explained in Chapter Seven. You can also write to prisoners’ rights and legal organizations listed ... religious, philosophical, political, social, or unpopular content. They can only censor material if they believe it may ...
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Chapter Seven
The Legal System and Legal Research
Chapter Seven: The Legal System and Legal Research If you’ve had to do legal research before ... for other people in prisons without law libraries, please write to us, and we will consider using your information in ...
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Chapter Five
How to Start Your Lawsuit
... a lawsuit under Section 1983 or Bivens . It explains what legal papers to file as well as when, where, and how to file ... How to Start Your Lawsuit Section D How to Serve Your Legal Papers Section E Getting Immediate Help from the ... a small fee. You may want to request these rules when you write the court to get forms which is explained in Section C. ...
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Chapter One
How to Use the JLH
... the way they are. The Handbook discusses only some of the legal problems which prisoners face—conditions inside ... get out of prison. It does not explain how to conduct a legal defense against criminal charges or a defense against ... the steps in the prison complaint or grievance system and write up your concerns in detail. Appeal it all the way and ...
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Chapter Six
What Happens After You File Your Suit
... clerk will give you a civil action number. You need to write this number in the case caption of all documents you ... the district court after trial or summary judgment has a legal right to appeal to a U.S. circuit court of appeals. ... only consider cases that it thinks raise a very important legal issue. Very, very few cases are accepted by the Supreme ...
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Chapter Two
Overview of Types of Lawsuits and the Prison Litigation Reform Act
... requirement does not mean that the action has to have been legal under state law. This is very important, and was ... in Appendix C. If this form is unavailable, you can write a letter specifying that you are making an ...