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PLRA Limits Guard's Liability for Prisoner's Attorney Fees
PLRA Limits Guard's Liability For Prisoner's Attorney Fees
by John E. Dannenberg
The US District Court, SD Ohio ruled that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) 150% cap restricting a prevailing prisoner plaintiff's attorney fees limited only how much the defendant was liable to pay, not how much the prisoner's ...
by John E. Dannenberg
The US District Court, SD Ohio ruled that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) 150% cap restricting a prevailing prisoner plaintiff's attorney fees limited only how much the defendant was liable to pay, not how much the prisoner's ...
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More from this issue:
- The Strangest of Bedfellows, by Noel Brinkerhoff
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Class Action Medical Neglect Suit Filed Against CDC
- Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning and Medical Suits for over $200,000
- Pelican Bay Guard's Conviction Upheld, by Willie Wisely
- Virginia DOC Cuts Ties with CMS, by Robert Durkee
- Nineteen Killed in Brazilian Prison Rebellion
- PLRA's Attorney Fee Cap Held Unconstitutional, by John E Dannenberg
- New Jersey Prisoners' Disciplinary Convictions Reversed on Due Process Violations
- CCA Medical Cost-Saving Contract Unconstitutional
- Kentucky Judge Orders Hepatitis C Treatment
- $235,000 Awarded to CCA Prisoner in Medical Suit
- PLRA Limits Guard's Liability for Prisoner's Attorney Fees, by John E Dannenberg
- BOP Imposter Scheme Discovered
- Book Review: Capital Crimes, by Allen N Huxley
- Washington Prisoners' Out-of-State Transfer Upheld
- Defendants' Attorney Fee Award Must Be Supported by Record
- PLRA Physical Injury Rule Applies to ADA Claims
- Lack of "Volitional Control" Required for Civil Commitment of Kansas Sex Offenders; S.Ct. Grants Review
- Massachusetts Disenfranchises its Prisoners
- New Jersey Detainees Entitled to Medical Care
- Arkansas Guards Indicted for Shocking Prisoners
- Texas Prisoner Takes Hostages
- Court to Determine if Louisiana Must Treat Male and Female Prisoners Equally
- Detainee Entitled to Dental Care
- New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 in Negligence Suit
- $9.5 Million Awarded in Prisoner Van Fire Death
- New York City Settles Black Panther Frame Up Suit for $890,000, by Roger Smith
- Trial Required in Arizona Uprising Suit
- $1.4 Million Awarded to Raped Alaska Women Prisoners
- Kansas Conditional Release Is Mandatory
- Florida Religious Name Change Upheld
- Non-Physical Damage Claims Barred Until Released
- Retaliatory Infraction Creates Heck Exception
- New York AG Turns on Client
- Retaliation Claim Merits Factual Resolution
- Private Jail Settlement Not a Consent Decree under PLRA, by John E Dannenberg
- Constant Illumination States Eighth Amendment Claim
- Georgia Parole Law May Violate Ex Post Facto
- Oklahoma Good Time Rule Violates Ex Post Facto
- BOP Medical Personnel Absolutely Immune from Suit
- Book Review: The Perpetual Prisoner Machine: How America Profits From Crime, by Rick Card
- Trial Required in Oregon Law Clerk Retaliation Suit
- Preliminary Injunction Granted in TB Hold Case
- $250,000 Award to Beaten Texas Prisoner Upheld
- Summary Judgment for Private Physician Reversed
- News in Brief
More from John E Dannenberg:
- California’s “Realignment” Law Sends 38,000 State Prisoners to County Control, Aug. 11, 2016
- Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur, Jan. 15, 2010
- Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions, April 15, 2009
- Illegal Strip Searches During Minor Charges Net Sacramento Jail Detainees $1,000 Each, May 15, 2007
- California: Knowing Waiver of Conduct Credits at Plea Agreement Controls Upon Later Probation Violations, May 15, 2007
- Arizona Internet Ban Permanently Enjoined, May 15, 2007
- California: "Mailbox Rule" Extended to Civil Complaints Against Public Entity, May 15, 2007
- California Attorney Richard Dangler Sanctioned for "Shameful, Frivolous" Prisoner Appeals; Resigns, May 15, 2007
- PLN Wins FOIA Suit to Gain Copies of BOP Verdicts and Settlements without Charge, Sept. 15, 2006
- Supreme Court: Banning Publications to Punish Recalcitrant Prisoners Trumps Their First Amendment Rights, Sept. 15, 2006
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- New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards, May 1, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements.
- Pittsburgh Lockup Accounts for 43% of Pennsylvania Jail TASER Use, Suit Filed, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
- 20 Charged in Nevada Prison Brawl That Left Three Dead, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- Wisconsin Prisoner Inhaled His Own Teeth in Fatal Beatdown, May 1, 2025. Excessive Force, Pretrial Detention and Detainees, Assault Weapons.
- Kentucky Jail Sued for Detainee’s Death, Prisoner’s Stillborn Child, May 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Children of Prisoners, Deliberate Indifference.
- Three More Prisoners Die, Three More Staffers Fired at Wisconsin Prison, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
- “Swing or Kick Rocks”: BOP Guard Alleges Conspiracy to Brutalize Prisoners at Kentucky Lockup, April 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Staffing, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- More New York Guards Suspended After Another Prisoner’s Fatal Beating, April 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- $250,000 Settlement But No Charges After Alabama Guards Beat Prisoner To Death, April 1, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Deliberate Indifference.