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Walker v. Bain, No. 95-CV-76273-DT (E.D.Mich.) (65 F.Supp.2d 591) (August 30, 1999) (Judge Magistrate)

In a well-reasoned and impressive decision United States Magistrate Judge Komives held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) section limiting attorney fee awards to inmates under 42 U.S.C. ยง 1988 to 150 percent of the monetary judgment awarded in the underlying civil rights action violated the Equal Protection Clause. ...

 

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