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$11,428 in Costs Awarded For Failure to Provide Sign Language Interpreter; Attorney Fees Denied

A Louisiana federal district court denied an award of attorney fees where the plaintiff was only awarded nominal damages. However, the court awarded $11,428.06 in costs.

After Nelson Arce, who was deaf, pleaded guilty to a drug possession offense, he was placed on probation in Jefferson Parish. He alleged in ...

 

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