U.S. District Court: LIMITATIONS PLRA-Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Johnson v. Daley. 117 F.Supp.2d 889 (W.D.Wis. 2000). An inmate who had prevailed in a civil rights action against a prison official moved for award of attorney fees and costs, challenging the constitutionality of the fee limits imposed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). The district court awarded $80,000 for attorney fees, ruling that the PLRA'S limits on attorney fees violated equal protection. According to the court, governmental interests in reducing trivial lawsuits did not justify the disparity of treatment...