Legal Opinion
Crabtree v. Collins
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1990No. 89-5693PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Wallace Wilkinson, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Martha Layne Collins, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; John Wiggin-ton, Secretary of the Corrections Cabinet of Kentucky; George Wilson, former Secretary of the Corrections Cabinet of Kentucky; and Dewey Sowders, Warden of Northpoint Training Center (collectively “appellants”) appeal from the district court’s April 3, 1989 order awarding $2,963.55 in attorney’s fees to counsel for Anthony Crabtree (“Crabtree”) under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Everett Hadix v. Perry JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Artice Dotson v. United States Postal Service and Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Crabtree v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Reed v. RhodesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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