Section 1983 Litigation

Section 1983 Litigation
Author: Martin A. Schwartz
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Total Pages: 1622
Release: 2008-11-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0735576084

This new Second Edition volume provides an extensive collection of jury charges for the wide range of issues in cases brought under Section 1983. This invaluable resource provides numerous sample jury instructions, insightful commentary, and circuit-by-circuit annotations. Each charge is preceded by comments from the authors, variations to the charge depending on jurisdiction and circumstances, supporting case citations broken down by circuit, and cross references to pertinent sections of text in the other volume. Sample instructions are also contained on a companion CD-ROM. Also available as part of the Section 1983 Litigation Complete Six-Volume Set.

Prisoners' Self-help Litigation Manual

Prisoners' Self-help Litigation Manual
Author: John Boston
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 949
Release: 2010
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0195374401

Clear, comprehensive, practical advice provides prisoners with everything they need to know on conditions of confinement, civil liberties in prison, procedural due process, the legal system, how to litigate, conducting effective legal research, and writing legal documents. This new edition is updated to include the most relevant prisoners' rights topics and approaches to litigation, types of legal remedies, and how to effectively use those remedies.