Legal Opinion
Nazareth Gates, Cross-Appellants, and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. John Collier, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1977No. 76-1549PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This is, we may hope, the last appearance of this lengthy litigation challenging prison conditions in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.1 We are here concerned only with the award of attorneys’ fees. This appeal is *242from the latest efforts of the district court to follow the shifting signposts in this uncharted area. Following our instructions to reconsider attorneys’ fees in light of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975), and Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651, 94 S.Ct. 1347, 39 L.Ed.2d 662 (1974), the district…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- 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 by31 opinions
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Guadalupe Guajardo, Jr., Cross-Appellants v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- George Borunda and Richard Borunda v. Michael Richmond and Richard Way, Police Officers, City of SalinasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Nazareth Gates v. John Collier, Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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