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PLRA Attorney Fee Limits Not Retroactive in Second Circuit

The court of appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) attorney fee provisions do not apply to fee awards made after the law's enactment when representation began before the PLRA's enactment.

Donovan Blissett, a New York state prisoner, filed suit in 1983 claiming various ...

 

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