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State Cannot Seize § 1983 Award to Satisfy Incarceration Costs
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held a state may not seek reimbursement
of costs for incarceration by seizing monetary damages awarded in a 42
U.S.C. §1983 action. A Missouri state prisoner was awarded $1 nominal
damages and $3,000 punitive damages by a federal jury on his claim that an ...
of costs for incarceration by seizing monetary damages awarded in a 42
U.S.C. §1983 action. A Missouri state prisoner was awarded $1 nominal
damages and $3,000 punitive damages by a federal jury on his claim that an ...
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