In 1993, Michael Vader, an inmate in the Nevada State Prison, filed a Section 1983 lawsuit in the District of Nevada, against officials of the Nevada Department of Prisons. Plaintiff claimed that defendants violated his due process rights by failing to post money to his prison trust account in a timely manner and by failing to credit his prison trust account with interest.

In March 1994, defendants moved for summary judgment. In June 1994, plaintiff filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. The District Court (Judge David Warner Hagen) denied defendants' motion for summary judgment and granted summary judgment for the plaintiff, holding that he was entitled to interest on his prison trust account. Defendants appealed.

In April 1995, the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of a final appealable order because the district court had not determined the amount of interest or damages. Vadar v. Angelone, 1995 WL 325789 (9th Cir. 1995) Following discovery in 1996, the court ordered judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $2.90 in interest and $16.25 in costs. The case was concluded in July 1997.

Eoghan Keenan - 06/10/2005


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