Legal Opinion
Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. Hanks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 2000No. 96-4010, 97-3792, 97-3797 to 97-3800, 98-1328PublishedCited by 977 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The passage of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), Pub.L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), and the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Pub.L. No. 104-134, § 801 et seq., 110 Stat. 1321-66 (1996), which became effective on April 24, 1996 and April 26, 1996, respectively, ushered in a new and far more restrictive era for prisoner litigation. A critical feature of both statutes was the creation of gatekeeping mechanisms designed to keep frivolous suits out of the federal courts. Both this court and our sister circuits have had occasion…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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- James L. Webb v. Ron Anderson, Superintendent, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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