Legal Opinion
Stanton v. Godfrey
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 27, 1981No. 3-180A16PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.
Appellants, Wayne A. Stanton, et al., appeal from the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to a non-profit legal service organization. The two issues presented for review are:(1) whether the trial court erred in awarding attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988; and(2) whether the trial court erred in allowing attorney’s fees to a non-profit legal service organization without a reduction for funds received by the organization from sources other than the plaintiffs.
Stanton et al. are responsible for the adoption and implementation of all policies, rules…
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