Legal Opinion
Bond v. Stanton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1977No. 75-1459PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
In Bond v. Stanton, 528 F.2d 688 (7th Cir. 1976), we held that the Eleventh Amendment does not bar the assessment of attorneys’ fees against state officials sued in their official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and sustained an award against the defendants predicated on the District Court’s finding of their bad faith.1 The Supreme Court vacated our judgment and remanded the case to us “for further consideration in light of Pub.L.No.94-559 (Oct. 19, 1976).” 429 U.S. 973, 97 S.Ct. 479, 51 L.Ed.2d 581 (1977). We are thus to determine whether the application of the new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by55 opinions
- 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
- Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Dawson v. PastrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Leo R. Fountila, Jr. v. Mary E. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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