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PLRA Limits Attorney Fee Award to $7,500; Prisoner Required to Pay Part of Fees

On December 17, 2007, U.S. District Court Judge James K. Singleton, Jr. awarded $7,500 in attorney fees following a jury verdict that found New York prison officials had violated the First Amendment in denying a prisoner his religious meals. The fee award was substantially lower than what was originally sought ...

 

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