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Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant, Alexander A. Reinert
Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant, Alexander A. Reinert
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Plaintiff-Appellant Daniel McGowan submits this reply in response to the Brief for Defendants-Appellees United States of America and Tracy Rivers (“Defs.’ Br.”). Defendants concede that Plaintiff was placed in solitary confinement without any statutory or regulatory authorization and solely because he authored a blog post, speech protected by the First Amendment. Nonetheless, Defendants maintain that there is no remedy for this violation of Mr. McGowan’s constitutional and common law rights. None of the reasons offered by Defendants for their position is compelling or supported by relevant law. When one steps back and considers Defendants’ brief as a whole, it is …
Under The Prison Litigation Reform Act's So-Called Three Strikes Provision, When Does A Dismissal Count As A Strike: Coleman V. Tollefson (13-1333), Betsy Ginsberg
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The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 amended the federal in forma pauperis statute to include, among other provisions, what has become known as the “three strikes provision.” Under this provision, prisoners who have accumulated three strikes—three dismissals of cases that were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim—are no longer permitted to proceed in forma pauperis unless they can show immediate danger of serious physical injury. This case asks the Court to determine whether a dismissal by the district court immediately counts as a strike or whether it does not count until any appeal of the dismissal has …