Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided October 14, 1993No. Civ. A. No. 3:91-0520Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, District Judge.
This ease is now before the court on plaintiffs application for attorneys’ fees. Because Mr. Jones is a prevailing party on a claim substantially related to his civil rights claims, and because the DEA collaborated with police officers who were acting under the color of state law when Mr. Jones’ civil rights were violated, the court concludes that an award of fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 is in order.
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The facts of this case have twice been set out before and thus will not be belabored here. See Jones v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin., 801 F.Supp. 15…
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- Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey and Jerry Howard, Knowlton Merritt v. John E. MacKey Steve VincentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Inez Martin, Henri Mae King v. Margaret HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Jones v. United States Drug Enforcement AdministrationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1993
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