Legal Opinion
Goins v. Decaro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 2001No. Docket Nos. 00-0129, 00-0121PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) requires prisoners who cannot afford appellate filing fees to make a partial payment of the fees and obligate themselves to pay the balance in installments. See 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(b) (West Supp.2000). The pending motions present the issue of whether a prisoner who complies with the PLRA and then withdraws his appeal may obtain a refund of his partial payment and a cancellation of his obligation to pay the balance. The issue arises on unrelated motions filed by Warren Goins and Tyrone Houston, both incarcerated…
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