SILUK v. MERWIN

No. 11-3996.

783 F.3d 421 (2015)

Michael E. SILUK, Jr., Appellant v. Catherine MERWIN, Director of Perry County Domestic Relations Section.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: April 10, 2015.

Amended April 21, 2015.

Amended April 28, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paige H. Forster (argued)1, Patrick M. Emery, Esq., Reed Smith LLP, Gregory B. Jordan, Esq., PNC, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Jeffrey E. Sandberg (argued), United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge and CHAGARES, GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

We are asked to interpret provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA") requiring federal prisons to withdraw certain amounts from prisoner trust accounts to pay court filing fees. Although the amount of money involved may seem insignificant,...

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