Jaturun Siripongs v. Gray Davis, Governor of California Arthur Calderon, Warden of California State Prison at San Quentin

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• holding that “[t]he plain meaning of an ‘actual violation’ of plaintiff’s rights excludes a violation that has not been proven in fact, 22 but merely has been asserted”
• affirming a district court’s finding that a prisoner did not qualify for attorneys’ fees under the PLRA even though the prisoner was found to be a prevailing party
• “The plain meaning 20 of an ‘actual violation’ of plaintiff’s rights excludes a violation that has not been proven in fact, 21 but merely has been asserted.”
• “In interpreting the statute we look to general principles of statutory construction and begin with the language of the statute itself.” If the “language is clear on its face, the sole function of the court is to enforce it according to its terms. . . .”

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