Jackson v. Jamrog.U.S. Appeals Court PAROLE VICTIMS Jackson v. Jamrog, 411 F.3d 615 (6th Cir. 2005). A state prisoner one in confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense. See also: State filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus Noun 1. writ of habeas corpus - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge habeas corpus judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer challenging the constitutionality of a Michigan statute that permits prosecutors and crime victims to appeal decisions to grant parole, but which provides no equivalent right of appeal to state prisoners who are denied parole. The district court denied the petition and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that differentiating between prisoners and non-prisoners had a rational basis and the statute was rationally related to the legitimate state goal of eliminating frivolous Of minimal importance; legally worthless. A frivolous suit is one without any legal merit. In some cases, such an action might be brought in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the defendant. prisoner lawsuits. The court noted that prisoner claims had inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. the judicial system in a manner that non-prisoner claims had not. (Michigan) |
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