Legal Opinion
Pony v. County of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2006No. 03-56855PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
The issue before us is whether a plaintiff bringing suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 can assign her right to seek attorney’s fees to her attorney. We answer that she may not, and we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 19, 2002, Wilma Pony, the legal guardian of Paulette Pony, a minor, filed suit against the County of Los Angeles (the “County”) and various employees of the Los Angeles Juvenile Alternative Work Program (“JAWS”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The complaint alleged that Pony…
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