Legal Opinion
Covington v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1993No. Civ. A. 87-2658 (RCL)PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This case comes before this court on plaintiffs’ motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976. Having considered the extensive pleadings and evidence of both parties, this court shall grant plaintiffs’ motion.
I. BACKGROUND
The case underlying this attorney’s fee litigation was brought by ten inmatés of the District of Columbia’s correctional facility at Lorton. The inmates alleged that while shackled and handcuffed, they were severely beaten by correctional officers in October 1986.…
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Covington v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Salazar v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Blackman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Eley v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Cobell v. NortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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