Legal Opinion
James Russell Stevens v. Opal Gay
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1989No. 88-8258PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the denial of plaintiff’s petition for attorney’s fees against the State of Georgia under 42 U.S. C.A. § 1988, in a suit brought by a state prison inmate against prison officials and two state agencies under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for violation of his First Amendment rights. We affirm.
I. FACTS
Plaintiff is an inmate of the Georgia State Prison system. In 1981, the prison system had a policy of allowing inmates to send three letters per week to family members without charge. Plaintiff addressed and sent two letters to his sister pursuant to that…
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