United States Ninth Circuit

Because the trial court never found, and the government never conceded, that the defendant's rights were violated in connection with clemency proceedings, he did not qualify for an award of attorney fees under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 03/07/2002
• Published 03/07/2002

Judges

• Before HUG, D.W. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Amitai Schwartz, Elizabeth Letcher, Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz, Berkeley, CA, for plaintiff-appellant., Linda Schilling, Latham & Watkins, Costa Mesa, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jessica N. Blonien, California Attorney General, San Francisco, CA, for the defendants-appellees.