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Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals
Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals
by Bob Williams
In a case of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the fee cap provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), which limits attorney fees to 150 …
by Bob Williams
In a case of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the fee cap provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), which limits attorney fees to 150 …
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- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
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- Ohio DOC Stipulates To Vastly Improved Medical Care, by John Dannenberg
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- New York Prisoner Awarded $25,000 For Assault
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- Second Circuit Holds PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable To So-ordered Stipulated Dismissals, by Bob Williams
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