Legal Opinion
James Reeves v. James B. Harrell, Intervenors-Appellees v. Ray Wilkes
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 1986No. 85-8717PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises novel issues growing out of the efforts of a group of civil rights plaintiffs to secure an award of attorney’s fees after their successful defense of a consent decree. After a careful review of the briefs, the record and the relevant case law, we conclude that the district court erred in denying the plaintiffs attorney’s fees against the intervenors and therefore we affirm the judgment in part and reverse and remand in part.
Factual Background
On March 24, 1978, black deputy sheriffs in the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office filed a lawsuit in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Hopwood v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- United States of America, Ex Rel. Taxpayers Against Fraud and Chester L. Walsh v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Charles v. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- St. Louis Fire Fighters Association International Association of Fire Fighters Local 73 William Rudden Edwin F. Libby John F. Welch Ralph E. Break Michael T. Donovan William O. Hill William O. Smith Irvin M. Sprous Timothy v. Tyebo Dwight C. Cross Cecil E. Morris Charles J. Zoeller Timothy J. May Ronald Gronemeyer Mark R. Duffy v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, Firefighters' Institute for Racial Equality Charles Bates Nathanial Sutherland Joseph Jones Gilbert Vaughn Eugene Stanton Roland Logan Leroy Harris, Intervenors- Defendants- St. Louis Fire Fighters Association International Association of Fire Fighters Local 73 William Rudden Edwin F. Libby John F. Welch Ralph E. Break Michael T. Donovan William O. Hill William O. Smith Irvin M. Sprous Timothy v. Tyebo Dwight C. Cross Cecil E. Morris Charles J. Zoeller Timothy J. May Ronald Gronemeyer Mark R. Duffy v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, Firefighters' Institute for Racial Equality Charles Bates Nathanial Sutherland Joseph Jones Gilbert Vaughn Eugene Stanton Roland Logan Leroy Harris, Intervenors- Defendants- Firefighters' Institute for Racial Equality Charles Bates Nathanial Sutherland Joseph Jones Gilbert Vaughn Eugene Stanton Roland Logan Leroy Harris, Cross Claimants-Appellants v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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