United States Third Circuit

In an inmate's suit against a prison guard under section 1983, district court's ruling that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. section 1997e, fee caps are constitutional and its application of the caps are affirmed as the PLRA fee caps rationally relate to the legitimate government objective of achieving uniformity in attorney's fee awards, as well as a multitude of other legitimate government objectives.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/17/2009
• Published 09/18/2009

Judges

• Before: FISHER, CHAGARES, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Alexander Bilus, Stephen D. Brown, Joshua G. Schiller, Kenneth L. Topping, Dechert, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee., Kevin R. Bradford, Claudia M. Tesoro, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, John G. Knorr III, Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.