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Catalyst Theory Guts Fee Award in Texas Parole Case

The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit vacated an award of $471,946 in attorney fees in a Texas parole suit finding that a recent supreme court ruling precluded attorney fee awards under the catalyst theory.

Texas prisoners filed a class action suit challenging various parole board practices. The prisoners ...

 

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