Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Tennessee
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 26, 1980No. 80-3105Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, District Judge.
On September 2, 1980, this Court entered a declaratory judgment that the Tennessee barratry statute, T.C.A. §§ 39-3405-3410, is unconstitutional in its entire*390ty. American Civil Liberties Union v. State of Tennessee, 496 F.Supp. 218 (M.D.Tenn.1980). In its memorandum opinion, the Court found that plaintiffs, who brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, were entitled to attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and set a hearing on that matter. The Court was subsequently informed that the defendant Attorney General1 would not contest the amount of attorney’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ellison v. StephensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES U. v. State of Tenn.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980