Legal Opinion
Coleman Jackson v. State Board of Pardons and Paroles, Dept. of Offender Rehabilitation of the State of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 2003No. 02-15545PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Coleman Jackson appeals the district court’s order granting in part and denying in part his motion for attorney’s fees and his supplemental application for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b), and the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d). Jackson contends that § 1997e(d) does not govern his motion for attorney’s fees and his supplemental application for attorney’s fees, because his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenged the length of his confinement and not “prison conditions” within the meaning of § 1997e(a). Alternatively, he…
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