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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 ... the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.), which gives short summaries of important court decisions which interpret ... In some states, the statute of limitations is as short as one year, but most states give two or more years. ...
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Chapter One
How to Use the JLH
... explains how a person in prison or detention can start a lawsuit in federal court to fight against mistreatment and ... Section D Why to Try and Get a Lawyer Section E Short History of Section 1983 and the Struggle for ... how to try to get a lawyer. Sections F and G give a short history of Section 1983 and discuss its use and limits ...
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Chapter Six
What Happens After You File Your Suit
A Short Summary of a Lawsuit Short Summary of a Lawsuit Filing your lawsuit is only the beginning. You ...
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Chapter Three
Your Rights in Prison
... In Turner, prisoners in Missouri brought a class action lawsuit challenging a regulation that limited the ability of ... to enhanced security. One delay or some other relatively short-term disruption in mail delivery that is not related to ... violated RLUIPA. Holt v. Hobbs , 135 S. Ct. 853 (2015). A short beard could not reasonably be used to hide contraband. ...
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Chapter Seven
The Legal System and Legal Research
... only a general introduction to legal research for a prison lawsuit. It does not explain how to research other legal ... Appendix N at the back of this book. Amendments are very short and they are written in very broad and general terms. ... first thing you will see under the name of the case is a short paragraph stating who won the case. Key Number Links ...
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Appendix E
State Supplements: Grievance Procedures, PREA Rules, & LGBTQ+ Policies Applicable in Certain States
... is very important. If you don’t complete all steps, your lawsuit could be dismissed. General Reminders Keep copies of ... assignment, and any other identifying information A short, specific description of the problem and the remedies ... you to appear for a hearing, you should be prepared with short answers about why you want your name change. You might ...