Legal Opinion
Roger Dover v. Jim Rose, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1983No. 82-5213PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Roger Dover appeals from a district court order denying his motion for attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the plaintiff is the “prevailing party” for purposes of the statute. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
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In November 1978, the plaintiff was convicted of second degree murder by a Tennessee state court. Shortly thereafter, the court ordered that the plaintiff be transferred to the Tennessee State Penitentiary to await the outcome of his appeal. 1…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-Appellants, and City of Memphis, Added Cross-Appellants. Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Crabtree v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Crabtree v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Cornish v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Marjorie H. Rowland, Cross-Appellant v. Mad River Local School District, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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