Legal Opinion
Carbonell v. Acrish
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 2001No. 99 CIV 3208 AJPPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PECK, United States Magistrate Judge.
This Opinion addresses an issue of first impression in this Circuit: the constitutionality of provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) that cap attorneys’ fee awards to victorious prisoners.
On November 6, 2000, plaintiff Arnold Carbonell, an inmate at Green Haven Cor rectional Facility, and defendants, employees of the New York State Department of Correctional Services (“DOCS”), settled this § 1988.medical indifference action for $15,000, leaving the amount of attorneys’ fees for Court resolution. Counsel for Carbonell,…
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