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10th Circuit distances itself from prior decision making it easier to toss prisoner lawsuits
The Denver-based federal appeals court distanced itself March 4 from its own recent decision that made it easier for prison officials to end civil lawsuits by transferring incarcerated plaintiffs between facilities. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed that Gov. Jared Polis could be sued over state prison…
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10th Circuit opens door wider for courts to dismiss prisoners’ civil rights lawsuits
The federal appeals court based in Denver made it easier on Tuesday for prison officials to defeat lawsuits from incarcerated plaintiffs by moving them to a different facility outside a circuit court’s jurisdiction before judges have a chance to rule. Michael Bacote Jr., a prisoner with an intellectual disability and history of mental illness, spent…