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Defenses: Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act

      334:148 Former correctional officer, now on active military duty, was entitled to a stay in prisoner's federal civil rights lawsuit against him for alleged assault; federal statute allows a stay of any civil lawsuit during a plaintiff or defendant's military service and for up to sixty days thereafter. White v. Black, 190 F.3d 366 (5th Cir. 1999).

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