Legal Opinion
Sharon Suzuki v. George Yuen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1982No. 81-4278PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is submitted without oral argument.
Our first consideration of an appeal in this case, Suzuki v. Yuen, 617 F.2d 173 (9th Cir. 1980), was brought by the state from a ruling that a Hawaii statute providing for psychiatric commitment was unconstitutional. This panel affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Appellants then moved the district court to grant attorneys’ fees for work done during and after the appeal. On their request for $17,071.00, the district court, 507 F.Supp. 819, allowed $5,529.00.
Appellants argue that the district court abused its…
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