What are the implications of the majority's decision to cap the amount of attorney fees a prisoner can spend defending a monetary judgment on appeal?
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The following excerpt is from Woods v. Carey, 722 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2013):
Because it runs counter to the plain meaning of 42 U.S.C. 1997e(d)'s text, I respectfully dissent from the majority's circuit-splitting opinion. See Riley v. Kurtz, 361 F.3d 906, 91618 (6th Cir.2004) (holding 1997e(d)(2)'s 150% cap includes any attorney fees a prisoner incurs defending a monetary judgment on appeal).
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