Legal Opinion
Alexander S. v. Boyd
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1997No. Nos. 96-1950, 96-2589PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote a separate opinion in which she concurred in Parts I., II., III.A. and C., IV., and in the judgment. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we must decide whether the recently enacted limitations on attorney’s fee awards set forth in § 803(d) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA), Pub.L. No. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321 (1996) (codified at 42 U.S.C.A § 1997e (West Supp. 1997)), apply to attorney’s fees awarded to…
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