14-l-4 Termination of Judgments

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14-L-4. Termination of Judgments

Under the PLRA, court orders in prison litigation, including consent judgments (a judgment the parties agree to), may be terminated after two years unless the court finds that there is a "current and ongoing violation" of federal law.⁵⁵⁷ After this two-year period, orders may be challenged every year.⁵⁵⁸ An order may be challenged at any time if it was entered without the court finding that it "is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the...