Legal Opinion
Walker v. Bain
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 30, 1999No. 2:95-cv-76273PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND ALLOWING DEFENDANTS ADDITIONAL TIME TO FILE A SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE
KOMIVES, United States Magistrate Judge.
Table of Contents
I.Introduction.i.595
II.Attorney Fees Under § 1988 & the PLRA Generally.596
A. Section 1988 Generally..596
B. The PLRA Attorney Fee Provisions.596
C. Application to Pending Cases Generally.598
III. Plaintiffs Vagueness Challenge.598
IV. Plaintiffs Equal Protection Challenge.599
A. Generally .599
B. Illegitimate Governmental Interests .600
C. Legitimate Governmental Interests.601
D. Rational Relationship…
2Cases cited85 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ernest D. Johnson v. Brian BreedenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Walker v. BainCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Morrison v. DavisDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2000
- Carbonell v. AcrishDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Johnson v. DaleyDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2000
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