Richard E. Shreves v. United States District Court for the District of Montana
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Did the District Court exceed its authority in determining pro-se inmate litigants were not entitled to one free copy of filed documents under 28 U.S.C. §1914(8)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED l.: Did the District Court exceed its authority when it determined Pro-Se Inmate Litigants, forced to participate in the Montana State Prison E-Filing Program, were not entitled to one free copy of the filed document, per 28 U.S.C. §1914(8), : disregarding the fact that for two years MSP Inmates had received a free copy of each of their filings sent to the prison with the Notice of Electronic filing and the practice only stopped when the Montana District Court Manager directed the prison officials to stop providing the free copy, referencing STANDING ORDER BMM-6. Lo}