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From: pmd@cbscc.UUCP (Paul Dubuc)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Outrageous Lawsuits
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 09:22:45 EDT
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I don't know how much there is to this rumor, but I was told that
prisons (maybe only federal ones) are required to maintain a law
library for the prisoners.  With the help of this facility many of
them have gotten quite good at filing "nuisance lawsuits" (acting
as their own lawyers).  Not that many of them think they will get
away with much, but incurring this kind of expense and hassle is
their way of getting back at the judicial system.
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Paul Dubuc 	cbscc!pmd