Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Martin v. Hadix

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-262Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJustice Ginsburg

I agree with the Court’s determination that § 803(d) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, (PLRA or Act), 42 U. S. C. § 1997e(d) (1994 ed., Supp. III), does not «limit fees for postjudgment monitoring performed before the [Act’s] effective date,” ante, at 347, and with much of the reasoning set out in Parts I, II-A-1, and II-B-1 of the Court’s opinion. I disagree, however, with the holding that § 803(d) “limits attorney’s fees with respect to postjudgment monitoring services performed after . . . the effective date.” Ibid. *365I do not find in the PLRA’s text or history a satisfactory…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. United States v. HethSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
  3. Glover v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  4. Glover v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1979
  5. Hadix v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998

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