Legal Opinion
John E. Buxton, Oliver C. Henry and Lee E. Washington, Plaintiffs-Cross/appellants v. Ichharambhia M. Patel, Defendant-Cross/appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1979No. 77-1872PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Appellants appeal the denial of their requests for attorneys’ fees following jury verdicts entered in their favor on claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1982. The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the district judge abused his discretion under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act, amending 42 U.S.C. § 1988, when he denied appellants’ requests for attorneys’ fees. 1 We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.
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FACTS.
Plaintiffs-appellants John E. Buxton, Oliver C. Henry and Lee E. Washington filed a complaint on April 15, 1976, alleging violation of their rights to…
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