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WINTERS v. SISSEL

No. 97-4203.

167 F.3d 413 (1999)

Jeff WINTERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Assistant Warden John SISSEL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Ingram, Iowa City, IA, for Appellant.

William A. Hill of Des Moines, IA, for Appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, LOKEN, Circuit Judge, and HAND, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Section 803(d) of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(d) ("PLRA"), imposes limits on the hourly rate at which attorneys' fees may be awarded to inmates who prevail in actions brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Iowa inmate Jeff Winters commenced this § 1983 action before passage of the PLRA in April 1996. Judgment was entered in his favor in April 1997, and Winters applied for an award of attorneys' fees. He now appeals the district...

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