Legal Opinion
Wyatt Ex Rel. Rawlins v. Sawyer
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 7, 1999No. Civ.A. 70-T-3195-NPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
In this longstanding and contentious litigation, the plaintiffs (who represent all current and future mentally-retarded and mentally-ill residents in the Alabama Mental Health and Mental Retardation System) sued the" defendants (officials of the State of Alabama), claiming that conditions in the system’s facilities violated residents’ rights under state and federal law. This lawsuit is again before the court, this time on the plaintiffs’ motion, filed on February 13, 1998, for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 42…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ramos Padro v. Commonwealth of Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
- Simpleville Music v. MizellDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2007
- Hall v. Lowder Realty Co., Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2003
- Wyatt Ex Rel. Rawlins v. SawyerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2000
- Wyatt v. SawyerDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 2004
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