Legal Opinion
Volk v. Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2001No. 00-50439PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of a successful civil-rights suit brought by Plaintiff-Appel lant Timothy J. Volk, a prison inmate, against the prison warden and eight correctional officers. Volk as the prevailing party now seeks our review of the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to him by the district court. Finding no error, we affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The procedural history of this case is lengthy and complex. Volk, a Texas state prisoner, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil-rights suit against the prison warden and eight correctional officers at his prison, alleging a…
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