Legal Opinion
Prows v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 21, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-1926-LFOPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a prisoner in the La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution in Anthony, New Mexico, challenges the constitutional and statutory validity of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (“IFRP”), 28 C.F.R. § 545.10 et seq. Under the plan, the Bureau reviews an inmate’s financial obligations and establishes a plan for payment of “legitimate financial obligations.” These obligations are either court-ordered obligations or debts owed the federal government. See id. at § 545.11(a). Inmates with work assignments and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Richard Pickus v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Ignacio F. Lewis-Mota v. The Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- New Jersey v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- James Vernon Sellers v. Dr. P. J. Ciccone, Director, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gary Lee Gunderson v. Robert A. Hood, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Johnpoll v. ThornburghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Wiggins v. WiseDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1996
- Darrell Prows v. Department of Justice Darrell Prows v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Vigil Ex Rel. Vigil v. RhoadesDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1990
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