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963746P.pdf   08/05/1997  Michael P. Gavin  v.  Terry Branstad
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  96-3746
                          and No:  96-3748
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Immediate termination provisions of Prison Litigation Reform Act
   are constitutional; congress may set standards for continuation
   of prospective relief without violating separation of powers and
   without improperly reopening Article III courts' final judgment;
   no violation of equal protection or due process established.