Legal Opinion
Jorge A. Torres v. Department of Corrections
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 2, 2016No. Docket Kno-15-505PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.
• [¶ 1] Jorge A. Torres appeals from an order of the Superior Court . (Knox County, Billings, J.) dismissing, for failure to pay an initial partial filing fee, Torres’s petition seeking judicial review of a final Department of Corrections decision. We vacate the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND.
[¶ 2] This case has an exceedingly muddled procedural history, compounded by confounding actions by the Department of Corrections. In an effort to ensure that this series of events is not repeated, ,we describe the events that occurred in some detail.
[¶ B] Torres is…
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