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Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Massachusetts Law, Not PLRA, Applies to Attorneys Fee Award in State Court § 1983 Action for Native by Massachusetts Law, Not PLRA, Applies to Attorneys Fee Award in State Court § 1983 Action for Native American Rights A Massachusetts Superior Court has held that the determination of an appropriate attorney's …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
$195,900 in Damages, Fees/Costs Awarded in Prison Sexual Abuse Case; PLRA Fee Caps Inapplicable to Former Prisoners by A federal court in New York awarded a former prisoner $179,900 in attorney's fees and costs, against the prison guard who sexually assaulted her. The court concluded that the fee cap provisions …
California Muslims' Prayer Attendance And Religious Beard Injunction Made Permanent; $289,011 Awarded in Fees by California Muslims' Prayer Attendance And Religious Beard Injunction Made Permanent; $289,011 Awarded in Fees by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal.) granted summary judgment and entered a permanent injunction (PI) against the …
$12,003.74 in Fees/Costs Awarded in Excessive Force Use; PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Stipulated Set by $12,003.74 in Fees/Costs Awarded in Excessive Force Use; PLRA Fee Cap Inapplicable to Stipulated Settlements A federal court in New York awarded attorneys' fees of $10,858 and costs of $1,144.95 for a total of …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
Wisconsin District Court Reversed; PLRA Fee Limits Constitutional, Says Seventh Circuit by In a 6-5 decision marked by a plurality opinion and a strongly-worded dissent, the en banc Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, and held that provisions of the Prison …
Article • November 15, 2004 • from PLN November, 2004
PLRA Fee Cap Upheld, Applied to Parole Case; Allows Fees-on-Fee Award by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court held the attorney fee cap of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) applies to parole cases and is constitutional and allows a fees-on-fees award. Georgia prisoner Coleman Jackson filed a joint motion …
Wisconsin PLRA Fee-Limit Does Not Violate Equal Protection by The Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the Wisconsin Prison Litigation Reform Act's (WPLRA) prohibition against the recovery of costs and fees by prevailing prisoners does not violate equal protection. Daniel Harr, a prisoner of Wisconsin's "Supermax prison successfully pursued a …
$76,000 in Fees and Damages Awarded in Kansas Excessive Force Claim by Bob Williams The federal district court in Kansas has awarded a state prisoner $45,000 plus $30,913.90 for attorney fees and expenses in an excessive force claim brought against three prison guards. The court also denied qualified immunity, found …
No PLRA Fee Cap When Injunctive Relief Obtained by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals held that in prisoner 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights lawsuits where both injunctive relief and damages are won (hybrid cases), attorney fee reimbursement for achieving the …
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Private Settlement Agreement Prohibits Award of Attorney Fees and Costs by David Reutter Private Settlement Agreement Prohibits Award of Attorney Fees and Costs by David M. Reutter In a case of great importance to lawyers litigating prisoner actions where private settlement agreements are a consideration, the Eighth Circuit Court of …
Permanent Injunction Requires Full HCV Retreatment for Florida Prisoner by John E Dannenberg Permanent Injunction Requires Full HCV Retreatment for Florida Prisoner by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (S.D. Fla.) is-sued a permanent injunction on July 24, 2003 ordering James Crosby, the Secretary of the Florida Department of …
$108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit by John E Dannenberg $108,352 Attorney Fee Award Approved in California Prisoner ADA/RA Suit by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals approved attorney fees/costs totaling $108,352 for litigation efforts in gaining injunctive relief under the Americans …
Court Mail Is Legal Mail; Damages and Fees Upheld in Legal Mail Opening by Daniel E. Manville by Dan Manville The Sixth Circuit has held that mail from a court is entitled to First Amendment protection, which means that prison officials had to open legal mail in the presence of …
$112.50 Per Hour Post-Judgment Attorney Fees Upheld Under PLRA by Bob Williams The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that post-judgment attorney fees are compensable under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), though subject to the PLRA's rate cap of $112.50 an hour. In 1991, Robert Webb, …
Proof of Actual Rights Violation Required for Attorney Fee Award by The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming the decision of a California Federal District Court, has held that a prisoner cannot be awarded attorney fees for winning a temporary restraining order (TRO) if the prisoner did not subsequently …
PLRA Not Applied to Attorney Fees, $407,635 for Puerto Rican Prisoners by PLRA Not Applied to Attorney Fees, $407,635 for Puerto Rican Prisoners A federal district court in Puerto Rico has denied the defendant's motion for new trial in an excessive force case, and awarded attorney fees and costs to …
Prisoner Rights Litigation, John R. Williams, 2003 PRISONER RIGHTS LITIGATION John R. Williams 51 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 203.562.9931 Fax: 203.776.9494 E-Mail: jrw@johnrwilliams.com Because prisoners do not forfeit all civil rights upon conviction, other actions under Section 1983 also are available even to sentenced inmates. There is no …
Thaddeus-X Standard Retroactive Except for Qualified Immunity Defense by Bob Williams Thaddeus-X Standard Retroactive Except For Qualified Immunity Defense by Bob Williams A federal district court in Michigan has held that the Thaddeus-X standard, rather than the "shocks the conscience" standard, is applicable to claims of guard retaliation for prisoners …
Punitive Damages Are Prospective Relief Under PLRA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the PLRA makes punitive damages prospective relief that requires the district court to make a factual finding the award is narrowly drawn to correct the violation of …
$90,169 Plus Injunction in California Retaliation Suit by by John E. Dannenberg 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 …
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