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| Inmates flooding courts with frivolous lawsuits |
| By bostonherald.com- Bob McGovern |
| Published: 09/09/2016 |
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Dozens of Bay State inmates have filed hundreds of pleadings as part of frivolous lawsuits that are clogging the courts and turning judges into prisoner “pen pals” — according to one jurist and a top lawyer who are both clamoring for changes in what they call a “broken” system. Superior Court Justice Dennis Curran found that convicted murderer Emory Snell had filed 91 separate actions in state and federal courts and 195 appeals for a total of 285 cases. In a separate suit brought by inmate Alex Reis against a nonprofit that assists prisons, Curran found that the inmate filed 720 pleadings, requiring 244 decisions by judges. Read More. |
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