· 12/16/1925
The Cardiganshire
Citations
- 9 F.2d 416
- 1926 A.M.C. 352
- 1925 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1347
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- holding that 10 matters by prisoner litigants are deemed filed on the date they are delivered to prison officials
- explaining that prison officials cannot transfer an inmate to another correctional facility in order to punish him for exercising his First Amendment rights
- stating that to verify a complaint, the 5 plaintiff must swear or affirm that the facts in the complaint are true “under the pains and 6 penalties” of perjury
- holding a prisoner may not be retaliated against “for exercising his First Amendment right 5 to pursue civil rights litigation in the courts” (citing Rizzo v. Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 532 (9th 6 Cir.1985)
- pleading counts as \verified\ if the drafter states 21 under penalty of perjury that the contents are true and correct
- pleading counts as “verified” if drafter states under penalty of perjury that 3 the contents are true and correct
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