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| "Three-Strike" System On Trial In IL |
| By courthousenews.com |
| Published: 10/21/2010 |
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(CN) - In a series of rulings, the 7th Circuit tackled the "three-strikes" rule barring prisoners with a history of filing frivolous or malicious lawsuits from obtaining a court order waiving their filing fees. Corey Taylor and Gregory Turley filed separate lawsuits challenging the conditions of their confinement. Taylor claimed that guards and employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections contaminated his food, tampered with his mail, deprived him of sleep and assaulted him. He had previously incurred three "strikes" for litigation that had been dismissed as frivolous or malicious, or that failed to state a claim on which relief could be granted. Read More. |
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