Legal Opinion
Eddie Adams v. Norman Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 1975No. 74-1495PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, prisoners at Marion Federal Penitentiary, appeal from that part of a district court order denying their motion for an award of attorneys’ fees and witness expenses. These fees and expenses were incurred by the plaintiffs’ attorneys in connection with the plaintiffs’ successful litigation challenging certain practices and procedures followed at the penitentiary. The defendants were the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and officials of the federal penitentiary during the pertinent period.
I. Attorneys’ Fees.
It is well established that, under 28 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Soriano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- John C. Shimman v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,623 Eckart R. Straub v. Vaisman and Company, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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