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发帖数: 29846 | 1 High court rules against indigent inmates in fee dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says indigent prison inmates can't get
a break on paying for the costs of filing lawsuits that some consider
frivolous.
The justices ruled unanimously Tuesday that inmates bringing multiple civil
suits must use their prison income to make partial monthly payments on
filing fees for every case.
At issue is a federal law requiring prisoners to make monthly payments of "
20 percent of the preceding month's income" until court fees are paid off.
The law was meant to discourage inmates from bringing too many cases.
Lower courts were split over whether that applies to each case, or is capped
at 20 percent per prisoner, regardless of how many lawsuits are filed.
The court said it applied to each case, even if a prisoner's bank account is
depleted.
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/high-court-rules-against-indigent-inmates-fee-dispute | T*********I
发帖数: 10729 | 2 这是明摆着的，就是被左逼给惯的。什么都想着别人付钱。 |
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