Legal Opinion
Martin v. Hadix
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-262PublishedCited by 326 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*347Justice O’Connor
delivered the opinion of the Court.*
Section 803(d)(3) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA or Act), 110 Stat. 1321-72, 42 U. S. C. § 1997e(d)(3) (1994 ed., Supp. III),† places limits on the fees that may be awarded to attorneys who litigate prisoner lawsuits. We are asked to decide how this section applies to cases that were pending when the PLRA became effective on April 26, 1996. We conclude that § 803(d)(3) limits attorney’s fees with respect to postjudgment monitoring services performed after the PLRA’s effective date but it does not so limit fees for…
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