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Section 1988 Attorney Fee Awards Explained

Loaded on Aug. 15, 1993 published in Prison Legal News August, 1993, page 7
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Eighth Amendment, Attorney Fee Awards, Civil Procedure, Expert Witnesses. Location: California.
In two cases involving attorney fee awards for class action prison civil rights suits the ninth circuit court of appeals clarified and explained the standards district courts should follow when they award attorney fees to the prevailing party.

In Gates prisoners at Vacaville, CA, sued concerning their conditions of confinement …

 

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