Legal Opinion
Martin v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 1996No. Nos. 96-2011, 96-2267, 96-2541, 96-2568 and 96-8027PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
We have consolidated for consideration and decision five cases presenting four questions of interpretation under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-134, Title VIII, 110 Stat. 1321, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, both enacted this past April.
1. The first question (presented by No. 96-8027) is whether a petition for mandamus is within the scope of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, which imposes new requirements on prison inmates desiring to sue in federal court. We do not think that the…
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3Cited by150 opinions
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