Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Bailey
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1992No. 91-8054PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants John Barnett, Sarah Mayfield and Milton Cook (“plaintiffs” or “appellants”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their motion for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction. We hold that the district court’s dismissal as to defendants-appellees Geraldine Bailey and John McCurley constituted a ruling on the merits of an otherwise moot case, and therefore was error. Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the district court for a hearing on the issue of appellants’ entitlement to attorney’s fees from…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by25 opinions
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