Legal Opinion

Love v. Mayor, of Cheyenne

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 28, 1980No. 78-1481PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SETH, Chief Judge.

Appellant challenged the constitutionality of a city ordinance and prevailed. The ordinance conditioned the offering of religious matter door-to-door upon obtaining a permit. The trial court found unbridled discretion in the sheriff to disapprove such permits and accordingly held the ordinance unconstitutional. Subsequently, appellant filed a motion for an award of reasonable attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The trial judge denied the motion. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in denying the motion for attorney’s fees.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-Appellants, and City of Memphis, Added Cross-Appellants. Deborah A. Northcross, Cross-Appellees v. Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
Domenic Lund v. John J. Affleck, Doris Palmieri v. John J. Affleck, Inmates of the Boys' Training School v. Bradford E. SouthworthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
Bagby v. BealCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by29 opinions

Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
Caldo Mares and Sally Mares, His Wife v. Credit Bureau of Raton, and Janet Yarbrough, Individually, and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
Gurule v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
Hernandez v. GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
Love v. Mayor, City Of Cheyenne, WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980

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