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Relation Back Period Suspended during IFP Application
Loaded on June 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1997, page 22
The court of appeals for the third circuit held that the 120 day period allowed for amending complaints under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c) is suspended while a district court makes an In Forma Pauperis (IFP) determination under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Donald Urrutia, a Pennsylvania state prisoner, sued various police agencies claiming ...
Filed under:
Filing Fees (PLRA),
Civil Procedure,
Complaints,
Limitations,
Filing Fees.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
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