Legal Opinion
Gates v. Deukmejian
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1992No. 91-15270PublishedCited by 693 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
A number of California state officials appeal the district court’s award of over $6 million in attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We affirm the district court’s decision in part, vacate and remand in part, and reverse in part.
*1395I. BACKGROUND
This dispute arises out of a complex class action suit brought by prisoners incarcerated at the California Medical Facility (“CMF”) and the Main Northern Reception Center (“NRC”) (“plaintiffs”) against a number of California state officials (“defendants”) in which plaintiffs challenged the alleged unconstitutional treatment of…
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