Legal Opinion
Bond v. Stanton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1976No. 75-1459PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question of whether the eleventh amendment bars the assessment of attorneys’ fees against state officials sued in their official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that it does not, because we consider ourselves bound by the Supreme Court’s summary affirmance in Sims v. Amos, 340 F.Supp. 691 (M.D.Ala.), aff’d, 409 U.S. 942, 93 S.Ct. 290, 34 L.Ed.2d 215 (1972).
Plaintiffs brought this class action to compel the defendant Indiana officials to comply with an amendment to Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1396-1396g, which was…
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