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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. § 1988 to 150 percent of the monetary judgment awarded in the underlying civil rights action violated the Equal Protection Clause. …

 

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