Legal Opinion
Charles Johnston v. Arnold R. Jago
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1982No. 81-3433PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the Southern District of Ohio in which the defendants-appellants, Arnold Jago, the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF), and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections urge reversal of the district court’s order adopting the report of a magistrate and granting the plaintiff-appellee, Charles Johnston (Johnston), attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in his civil rights action.
The factual background of this case is not in dispute. Plaintiff Johnston was removed from his employment as a correction officer at the SOCF in…
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