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Supreme Court Holds PLRA Attorney Fee Cap Inapplicable to Work Performed Before Enactment

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1999 published in Prison Legal News October, 1999, page 12
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA). Location: Michigan.
by Matthew T. Clarke

The Supreme Court has held that the attorney fee cap contained within the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. §1997e(d), (PLRA) does not apply to attorney fees for work performed prior to the enactment of the PLRA.

This case involves two class-action lawsuits filed years ago ...

 

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