A federal judge has awarded $1.50 in fees to attorneys for an Arkansas prison inmate who won a civil rights lawsuit against the state prison system after she was shackled while giving birth. The attorneys had asked for about $140,000 in fees -- but the judge said they are limited by state law to 150 percent of damages, which amounted to $1.00.
September 17, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal judge has awarded $1.50 in attorney fees to attorneys for an Arkansas prison inmate who won a civil rights lawsuit against the state prison system.
The attorneys for Shawanna Nelson Lumsey had asked for about $140,000 in fees — but Judge James Moody on Monday said they are limited by state law to 150 percent of damages in the case.
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