Legal Opinion
Alonzo Bonner, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph Coughlin, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1981No. 80-2186, 80-2187PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendants appeal from an amended order of the district court which substantially increased the amount of attorneys’ fees originally granted to the plaintiff pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Plaintiff Alonzo Bonner, a state inmate, argues that the amended award was appropriate, or alternatively, that the district judge should have awarded an even higher amount. He also contests the district court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOY) to one of the defendants.
I. Background
This litigation has followed a troubled course protracted beyond that justified by the relatively…
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