Legal Opinion
Jean-Louis v. City of N.Y.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 25, 2018No. 16 cv 5275 (PKC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
P. Kevin Castel, United States District Judge
This is a motion for an award of attorney's fees in a civil rights action brought under sections 1983 and 1988 of title 42 arising out of an incident at a New York City (the "City") correctional facility at Rikers Island in which MK-9, a type of pepper spray, was deployed. Among other considerations, the Court will be required to construe the provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PLRA") that on its face limit attorney's fees awards in an action brought by a prisoner. 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d)(2).
The use of force incident occurred on…
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- Blanchard v. BergeronSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of Albany & Albany County Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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