United States Ninth Circuit

A California state prison inmate obtained injunctive relief in addition to money damages, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1997e(d)(2) attorneys' fee limitation did not apply.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2003
• Decided 08/11/2003
• Published 08/11/2003

Judges

• Before HAWKINS, W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and BREYER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Constance L. Picciano, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Michael G. Lee, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellants., Ronald L. Melluish, Law Offices of Ronald L. Melluish, Elk Grove, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.