Bruce v. Samuels

Bruce v. Samuels
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 4, 2015
Decided January 12, 2016
Full case nameAntoine Bruce, Petitioner v. Charles E. Samuels, Jr., et al.
Docket no.14–844
Citations577 U.S. ___ (more)
135 S. Ct. 2833; 192 L. Ed. 2d 874
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinion
MajorityGinsburg, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Bruce v. Samuels, 577 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 requires prisoners to pay twenty percent of their prior month's income for each case they file.[1] The Court rejected the petitioner's argument that prisoners were only required to pay a maximum of twenty percent of their monthly income, even if they file multiple cases.[1]

  1. ^ a b Amy Howe, Opinion analysis: Court makes quick work of prisoner fees case, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 12, 2016, 11:55 AM).