Cedric Johnson v. George M. Daley, and United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2003-08-19

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*583 EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. Section 803(d) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d), sets both absolute and relative limits on attorneys’ fee shifting. The district court held these limits unconstitutional because they disadvantage prisoners compared with other plaintiffs, whose recoveries under 42 U.S.C. §…

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