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Feb. 25, 2007

Prison Justice

Kimberly Mueller has long had a penchant for civil rights, a fortunate affinity for the U.S. magistrate judge whose bench in California's Eastern District is a top stop for inmate suits.

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U.S. District Court, Eastern District (Sacramento)
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - U.S. Magistrate Judge Kimberly J. Mueller hears from prisoners. Lots of prisoners. In fact, half her 650-case workload involves prison inmates with habeas corpus petitions or civil rights suits.
      Not that she's complaining.
      "I've often thought that it's lucky that I have an interest in civil... (continued)

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