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Is it not possible to class-action the whole prison population at that location? For large prisons, is that still not enough people? Or does class-action not a
by ang_cire 2y ago
Is it not possible to class-action the whole prison population at that location? For large prisons, is that still not enough people?
Or does class-action not apply to this kind of violation at all?
- lesuorac 2y agoFeel however you want but whatever the judge says goes. If they want to dismiss a case for a lack of standing they will. Law doesn't work like cryptocurrencies. Two different judges can see the same motions and make completely different judgements.
- prox 2y agoNot very good laws then innit? If you can read whatever you want as a judge.
- qingcharles 2y agoTrial court judges generally do what they want, especially at the state level in the USA. The appellate courts do the real work of determining the legality of the judge's decisions and fixing them where necessary. If you don't have the resources to marshall a competent appeal, then you're usually out of luck.
- qingcharles 2y agoNo, you absolutely can, but you need representation. Most prisoner rights suits are started without lawyers, and the courts won't generally allow class actions without a lawyer, so there aren't many filed. My case involved access to news and mail delivery. The mail delivery claim is left open for a future class action as the judge made an excellent ruling on it, just short of handing me victory. The person behind me can cite that persuasive ruling to bring a class action if they can find representation.
- redtexture 2y agoAny chance you can cite the case, when decision is published?