Legal Opinion
Jones v. Salt Lake County
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 28, 2007No. 04-4185, 04-4186PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
The district court considered complaints from eleven inmate plaintiffs, including Paul B. Jones, and one corporate plaintiff, Prisoner’s Legal News (PLN). The eleven inmate plaintiffs were all incarcerated at either the Utah State Prison, the Salt Lake County Jail or the San Juan County Jail. The inmates and PLN filed several lawsuits against these facilities’ officers challenging the constitutionality of their mail regulations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The cases were referred to a magistrate judge, who recommended dismissal under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) and 1915A for…
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