Legal Opinion
Rev. Frank D. Lovell v. Linwood Snow, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 17, 1981No. 80-1668PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
In 1975 plaintiff brought this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking damages for-the loss of a radio while plaintiff was jailed in the defendant’s custody. In April 1980 the district court entered a judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $50 plus interest and costs.
While the case was pending, plaintiff moved for an award of attorney fees. Several months after entry of judgment, he renewed the motion, accompanying it with a schedule of his time spent on the case since it was begun in 1975. 1 The district court denied the motion without opinion and plaintiff appeals…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Rheuark v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gore v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Ruth M. Sargeant v. Alexander E. Sharp, IICourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Kay v. EhrlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Redding v. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Owen v. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Frisch v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1986
- Elizabeth D. Duncan v. David B. PoythressCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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