Litigation
Oct. 31, 2007
Supreme Court Hears Suit Over Prisoner's $177 in Lost Property
WASHINGTON - An unlikely dispute between a federal prisoner and the U.S. government over $177 made it to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, with the help of a Los Angeles attorney who argued that the inmate ought to be able sue prison officials for mishandling his belongings.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - An unlikely dispute between a federal prisoner and the U.S. government over $177 made it to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, with the help of a Los Angeles attorney who argued that the inmate ought to be able sue prison officials for mishandling his belongings.
The legal issue is a fairly simple one: Is the federal government ...
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