Legal Opinion
Denny v. Hinton
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided July 26, 1990No. C-85-767-RPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HIRAM H. WARD, Senior District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on various post-trial motions of the parties for awards of costs and attorney’s fees in this civil rights action brought by plaintiff against several officers and officials of the North Carolina Department of Corrections (“DOC”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to seeking costs and fees from *661plaintiff, defendants James Woodard and Robert Elliott also ask the Court to impose sanctions on plaintiff and his attorney pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Bergmann v. BoyceNevada Supreme Court · 1993
- Dennis J. Domegan v. Joseph Ponte, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Romberg v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Romberg v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Denny v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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