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Call Now: 904-383-7448This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996."
(Code 1981, §42-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 400, § 1.)
- For review of 1996 prison litigation reform legislation, see 13 Ga. U. L. Rev. 280 (1996).
- Trial court erred in ruling that an inmate's previously dismissed federal lawsuits counted as strikes under the three strikes provision of the Georgia Prison Litigation Reform Act, O.C.G.A. § 42-12-7.2, because lawsuits in federal district court did not qualify as strikes under the statute since the statute unambiguously included only courts created by the constitution and laws of Georgia. Wright v. Brown, 336 Ga. App. 1, 783 S.E.2d 405 (2016).
- Constitution forbids courts to abridge inmates' rights to have meaningful access to and communications with the courts, and a blanket declaration that all filings would be "null and void by operation of law" was impermissible. Hooper v. Harris, 236 Ga. App. 651, 512 S.E.2d 312 (1999).
- Trial court erred by failing to conduct a hearing on a prisoner's claim of indigence as the plain language of O.C.G.A. § 9-15-2(b) required a hearing before the court could order costs to be paid and there was nothing in the statute that allowed the court, on the court's own, to inquire into the truth of a pauper's affidavit to order the payment of court costs without a hearing. Lee v. Batchelor, 345 Ga. App. 559, 814 S.E.2d 416 (2018).
Cited in In the Interest of B.A.S., 254 Ga. App. 430, 563 S.E.2d 141 (2002); Heard v. Ashcroft, F. Supp. 2d (S.D. Ga. June 6, 2003); Owens v. Hill, 295 Ga. 302, 758 S.E.2d 794 (2014).
- Attorney's fees awards under § 803(d) of Prison Litigation Reform Act (42 U.S.C.A § 1997e(d)), 165 A.L.R. Fed. 551.
Validity, construction, and application of State Prison Litigation Reform Acts, 85 A.L.R.6th 229.
Total Results: 8
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30
Snippet: the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et 4 seq
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-06-30
Citation: 295 Ga. 376, 761 S.E.2d 53, 2014 WL 2925140, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 533
Snippet: the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq., specifically OCGA § 42-12-8, which requires
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-05-19
Citation: 295 Ga. 302, 758 S.E.2d 794, 42 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1863, 2014 Fulton County D. Rep. 1343, 2014 WL 2025129, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 400
Snippet: 856-857 (1) (548 SE2d 283) (2001) (applying OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq.). This Court has previously addressed
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-01-24
Citation: 278 Ga. 878, 608 S.E.2d 221, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 216, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 39
Snippet: under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. Thus, Griffin had to pursue discretionary
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2004-11-22
Citation: 278 Ga. 805, 606 S.E.2d 248, 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 3771, 2004 Ga. LEXIS 1027
Snippet: under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. Smith v. Nichols at 551 (1). Thus, Harris
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1999-02-22
Citation: 512 S.E.2d 279, 270 Ga. 550, 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 745, 1999 Ga. LEXIS 167
Snippet: under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. (PLRA), mandates that appellant seek discretionary
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-10-14
Citation: 268 Ga. 494, 491 S.E.2d 365, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 3754, 1997 Ga. LEXIS 649
Snippet: The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq., has an effective date of April 2,1996
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1997-02-03
Citation: 480 S.E.2d 24, 267 Ga. 489, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 354, 1997 Ga. LEXIS 34
Snippet: the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996, OCGA § 42-12-1 et seq. Expressing concern about the rising cost