Legal Opinion
Rhone v. Ward
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 2010No. 45,008-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
| ¶ At issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of LSA-R.S. 15:118G(B)(2)(c), a provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), which allows the dismissal of a civil action filed by a prisoner if the prisoner fails to pay the court costs or fees within three years from the date the costs or fees were incurred. Finding no constitutional violation, we affirm the dismissal of the civil action fried by appellant, Alfonso Rhone.
FACTS
On July 28, 1998, Alfonso Rhone, a prisoner at David Wade Correctional Center, filed a complaint with the Department of Corrections Administrative Remedy…
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