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Article • December 15, 2007
Bail Enhancement Not Excessive When Fulfilling Particular Purpose; Hearing Must Be Held by California attorney Jeffrey Galen's 2001 release from jail after being arrested for domestic violence surprised authorities, as he made an enhanced bail of $1 million. His fiancee dropped the charges when he was released. In 2002 Galen …
Sovereign Immunity Not Waived by Federal Extradition Act by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the Federal Extradition Act does not waive a state's sovereign immunity. This action was filed by St. Charles County, Missouri (County), seeking $5,421.86 from the State of Wisconsin for costs incurred for …
Article • December 15, 2007
TN Chancery Court Must Award Reasonable, Rather Than All, Costs and Fees to Winner in Public Records Act Cases by The Pollow family settled a civil rights action against police in Memphis, Tennessee after officers killed Adam Pollow while "restraining" him. The Settlement Agreement (Agreement) netted the Pollows $475,000. Contemporary …
Article • December 15, 2007
Maine Strip Search Case Nets $825,000 in Attorney Fees by In a class action strip-search case against York County, Maine, that settled for $3.3 million, a federal court awarded class counsel attorney fees totaling 25 percent of the settlement, $825,000. The court also directed counsel to provide documentation of "accrued …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Collection-Rate of Appellate Costs Taxed to Prisoner Reduced to Rate for PLRA Filing-Fees by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the payment of $1,619 in costs owed to Michigan state by an unsuccessful prisoner litigator could not be deducted from his …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Texas Must Afford Prisoners Due Process in Trust Fund Garnishment by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke In an unprecedented decision, a Texas court of appeals held that the state must give a prisoner notice and other due process protection when garnishing his trust fund for payment of criminal fines. …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Illinois Parole Board Pays Nearly $11,000 in Attorney Fees, Can Only Charge Reasonable Postage and Copying Costs by On February 7, 2007, the Appellate Court of Illinois ruled that because the Illinois parole board had wrongfully withheld documents and charged outrageous fees for copies, it was liable for attorney fees …
A RE-BIRTH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION: USING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TO OVERCOME SECTION 1983 HURDLES AND HOLD GOVERNMENT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABLE by A RE-BIRTH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION: USING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT TO OVERCOME SECTION 1983 HURDLES AND HOLD GOVERNMENT AND POLICE ACCOUNTABLE A Review of …
Federal Court Awards Illinois Prisoner $7,116 in Fees, Costs by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby On August 18, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois awarded $7,116.35 in attorney's fees and costs to a state prisoner who prevailed in his civil rights claim against prison officials. …
Article • May 15, 2007
$277 Awarded for Costs in Washington Records Disclosure Suit by A Washington Superior Court judge, Thurston County, awarded Airway Heights Correctional Center prisoner Donald W. Miniken, $277.39 in costs in litigating a Public Disclosure Act lawsuit. In January 1998, Miniken requested the Washington Department of Corrections (WDOC) to provide him …
Article • May 15, 2007
Eighth Circuit: No Constitutionally Protected Interest in Iowa Prison Wages by The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that deductions made from an Iowa prisoner's wages to pay court costs were constitutional. Iowa prisoner John Hrbek was convicted of murder in a state court. As part of his sentence, …
Article • May 15, 2007
Settlement's Retention of Jurisdiction for Enforcement is Functional Equivalent of Consent Decree by Settlement's Retention of Jurisdiction for Enforcement is Functional Equivalent of Consent Decree The Eleventh Circuit of Appeals has held a Florida settlement agreement's provision that retains "the district court's jurisdiction for enforcement of the agreement" is the …
Prevailing Party Status Obtained by Enforceable Settlement Agreement or Preliminary Injunction Granted by Prevailing Party Status Obtained by Enforceable Settlement Agreement or Preliminary Injunction Granted The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a party who reaches a settlement agreement enforceable by the court, or who has obtained a preliminary …
Pro Se Litigant Not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award by Pro Se Litigant Not Entitled to Attorney Fee Award. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a litigant acting pro se cannot be awarded attorney fees as a prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 …
Article • May 15, 2007
WI Prisoners may be Charged for Transport to Court Proceedings by The Wisconsin supreme court held that a prisoner who violated his parole and was serving time on his original sentence may be charged for costs to transport him from prison to court for new charges that caused the violation, …
Article • May 15, 2007
Party in Civil Rights Case Not Entitled to Witness Fees, But Non-Parties Are by Party in Civil Rights Case Not Entitled to Witness Fees, but Non-Parties Are A federal district court in New York has held that, in a civil rights action, a pro se prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis …
Defendants Must Bear Costs of Depositions Sought by Indigent Prisoners; and Attorney-Client Privilege Waived by Defendants Must Bear Costs of Depositions Sought by Indigent Prisoners; and Attorney-Client Privilege Waived On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the Federal District Court of New York held that, generally, a party seeking …
Article • May 15, 2007
Pre-Trial Detainees Must Pay Cost of Expert Testimony by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held, in a medical neglect claim, an expert's medical testimony fees, except in criminal cases, will be paid by the pre-trial detainee. A pre-trial detainee at Pennsylvania Allegheny County Jail (County) suffering from ulna nerve …
TN Newspaper Entitled to Full Attorney Fees in Actions to Compel Disclosure of Public Records by TN Newspaper Entitled to Full Attorney Fees in Actions to Compel Disclosure of Public Records Police in Lebanon, Tennessee conducted a drug raid at the wrong house and fatally shot the man who lived …
Article • May 15, 2007
Requesting Party May Be Required to Pay Discovery Copying Costs by An African-American state trooper alleged employment discrimination. The magistrate judge should not have required defendants to produce photocopies of five years worth of personnel files of other officers; it was sufficient to produce two years' worth for review. Rule …
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