Memorandum

To:	Chief Judge Gary B. Andrews
From:	William L. Martin, III
Subject:	District Court Administrators Summer Seminar
Date:	July 1, 1998

Attached please find the proposed agenda for the District Court Administrators Summer Seminar. David Ratley has asked that I speak to the group on the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1996. That is the statute which requires certain actions of clerks of court in civil proceedings, other than habeas corpus, filed by prisoners in the State of Georgia.

It is obvious from the amount of appeals that we are getting from prisoners that the trial courts are, either not aware of, or not following the Act.

David Ratley has asked me to speak to the District Court Administrators about the Act and tell them how we approach it in the Court of Appeals in an effort for the District Court Administrators to spread the word to the trial court clerks and, hopefully, have trial court clerks comply with the statute. That in turn should cut down on the number of pro se civil appeals brought by prisoners.

I note that my time on seminars on July 27 this is the day before the portrait unveiling for Presiding Judge Birdsong's portrait. Naturally, I would plan to leave after my presentation and be back for the portrait unveiling on Tuesday, if you think I should attend.

Please let me hear your thoughts. Thank you.

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