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$90,169 Plus Injunction in California Retaliation Suit
Loaded on March 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2003, page 20
by John E. Dannenberg
Filed under:
Retaliation for Litigating,
Prison Labor,
PLRA,
Attorney Fees (PLRA),
Injunctions (PLRA),
Damages.
Location:
California.
In a jailhouse lawyer retaliation suit where both expungement of prison records and $9,000 in damages were awarded, the US District Court (E.D. Calif.) awarded $2,000 for expenses, $8,447 in costs and $70,812 in attorney fees because the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) 150%-of-damages fee cap …
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