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    Unhappy How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Difficult

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Kentucky

    Hi,
    My life is currently being made difficult by my ex-boyfriend who currently is serving a 3 and a half year sentence in the Lexington KY Facility. I am in Chicago Il and was told by Illinois lawyers that there was nothing i can do to stop him from filing false law suits, sending my family unwanted mail and even having people approch my coworkers. I feel that there has to be a way that i can have him stopped. I understand that he has nothing but time and access to law books. But there has to be a way i can protect my self from him...

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    Can you please clarify?

    Filing false law suits?

    What's his beef with you?

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    You and your family can toss the unwanted mail. If he files a suit, you respond. Since he cannot attend court in Illinois and it is unlikely he can successfully sue you in Kentucky due to jurisdictional issues, he is the one with the problem. If you really want to take responsive action, there are actions you can take. It costs money though since it will require a lawyer. Other than that, simply defend any suit filed as needed. He is the one that cannot attend court as needed.

    as to people contacting co-workers; it is up to the co-workers to do something about that. If they are threatened, the co-workers can contact the police and likely file a restraining order against your former boyfriend and if the people making contact are consistently the same, against them as well.

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    Hi JK
    We have been tossing out unwanted mail, as well as fighting the law suits. It embarrassing being served summons at work. I want to take responsive action and if it costs money so be it. I want him to realize he can not continue to intimidate me and affect my life.

    Unfortunately Illinois lawyers have been unable to tell me what some responsive action available to me to take is. Do you have any suggestions?

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    unless there is validity to the suits (and the fact there are multiple suits filed makes it unlikely all of them are), a person can be held responsible for filing frivolous actions against a party. Abuse of litigation is a tortuous act: malicious prosecution:
    an excerpt from the Illinois Bar Journal:

    A malicious prosecution claim “can lead to a more expansive recovery than sanctions, [but] it is also substantially more difficult to navigate successfully,” Mr. Mann and Mr. Haarlow wrote. “To state a claim for malicious prosecution, a plaintiff must demonstrate that (a) he or she won a ‘favorable termination’ of the suit; [t]he defendant brought it (b) without probable cause but (c) with malice, and (d) the plaintiff suffered arrest, seizure of property, or other special damage beyond the normal expense, time, or annoyance arising from an ordinary form of legal controversy.”
    If there is an attorney involved, they can be penalized, up to disbarment, for filing frivolous suits.

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    He's filing lawsuits against you in what court (Illinois, Kentucky, Federal (and if federal, in what state))? How many suits has he filed? Have they all been on the same issue?

    Have you reported any of this conduct to the prison where he's housed?

    Who is he having approach your co-workers, and for what purpose?

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    Since he's incarcerated - my suggestion with the mail is write "Unwanted mail - return to sender" on it. Cross out your address, circle his jail address. Atleast the prison will see this when it comes back.....

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    Default Re: How Can I Stop an Inmate from Making My Life Dificult

    Have you tried contacting the authorities at the correctional facility where he is being held?

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