U.S. Appeals Court: PLRA-Prison Litigation Reform Act Limitation.

Hadix v. Johnson, 230 F.3d 840 (6th Cir. 2000). Prisoners who had prevailed in a [sections] 1983 action challenging their conditions of confinement filed fee petitions for compliance monitoring. The district court applied the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) limitations to fees earned after PLRA's enactment, but not to fees earned before. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part. The case was heard by the United States Supreme Court and was affirmed in...