Legal Opinion
Walker v. Bain
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2001No. Nos. 99-2001, 99-2004, 99-2349PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeith, J., joined by Alan E. Norris, J.,
DAUGHTREY, J. (pp. 674-80), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee William Walker, a Michigan state prisoner, brought suit against corrections officers claiming First Amendment retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. A jury returned a verdict in Walker’s favor in part, setting damages of $426. Upon Walker’s motion for attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the magistrate judge held that the attorney fee cap set forth in § 803(d)(2) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), codified at 42 U.S.C. §…
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