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Prisoners' Civil Litigation in Federal Court

Tuesday March 09 , 2010

  • By: The Legal Aid Society
  • Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
    450 Lexington Avenue
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Rosemary Hare-Bey
    The Legal Aid Society
  • Source: New York

Prisoners' Civil Litigation in Federal Court
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Hosted by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Learn the basics of representing prisoners in civil rights litigation in Federal Court, including proper defendants, immunity issues, relationship of § 1983 and habeas corpus, and navigating the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Faculty Chairs: John Boston, Esq., Prisoners' Rights Project, and Betsy Ginsberg, Esq., NYU Law School.


CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.

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