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Arizona DOC Contempt Fines Affirmed
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1997, page 15
In the July, 1996, issue of PLN we reported Hook v. Arizona, 907 F. Supp. 1326 (D AZ 1996) where the court held Arizona DOC officials In contempt for refusing to pay the fees for special masters appointed by the court to oversee implementation of court orders in four separate …
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Contempt (Civil Procedure),
Special Masters,
Immunity/Liability,
Eleventh Amendment Immunity,
State Legislation.
Location:
Arizona.
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