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9th Cir. Upholds Attorney Fee Award

Loaded on July 15, 1995 published in Prison Legal News July, 1995, page 5
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Attorney Fee Awards. Location: Nevada.
This is not a prison case per se. It involves the ninth circuit court of appeals upholding an award of attorney fees of $66,535 in a case where the plaintiff only recovered nominal damages of $1. Because prison litigation often involves small or nominal damage awards this case will interest ...

 

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