An attorney in Buffalo who successfully prosecuted a contempt motion against the state prison system is entitled to nearly $25,000 in fees, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

Western District Judge Richard Arcara (See Profile), who last year sanctioned the former Department of Correctional Services in the amount of $19,600 for violating an injunction involving three pro se inmates, said Michael Deal of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria is entitled to $24,705. The sum represents an hourly fee of $225.