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Litigation

Sep. 10, 2013

Inmates file high court brief in prison case

The U.S. Supreme Court should shoot down California's appeal of a federal court order demanding a reduction in prison inmates, attorneys for the prisoners argued in a brief last week.

By Hamed Aleaziz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court should shoot down California's appeal of a federal court order demanding a reduction in prison inmates, attorneys for the prisoners argue.

In a brief filed to the Supreme Court on Friday, attorneys for the prisoners said the high court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case and should dismiss the state's appeal. If the court does have jurisdiction, the attorneys said, it should summarily affirm the court ...

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