Legal Opinion
Jeff D. v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1984No. 83-3839PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order denying attorney’s fees in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 class action to improve conditions of mentally and emotionally handicapped children institutionalized by the State of Idaho. The attorney’s fee application followed a settlement agreement in which the defendants agreed to institutional improvements favorable to the interests of the class, but declined to bear any of plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees. This appeal as to the enforceability of the settlement’s provision on attorney’s fees is an example of problems that have arisen when class action…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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- Betty J. Ashley v. Atlantic Richfield CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Sharon A. Moore v. National Association of Securities Dealers, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Jeff D. v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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