Legal Opinion
Charles Reed and Roland Duty v. James Terrell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1985No. 84-1010PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants Charles Reed and Roland Duty filed this suit under various statutory provisions, including 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986. Reed and Duty claim that their constitutional rights of due process and equal protection were violated by the award of attorney’s fees to defendants Terrell and Raybold, who were the attorneys representing the ex-wives of Reed and Duty in state court divorce and custody proceedings. Reed and Duty base this claim on their assertion that section 11.18(a) of the Texas Family Code, although neutral on its face, 1 is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hugh Sawyer v. Ben F. OvertonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Everett L. Almon v. Thomas Harold Sandlin, H. F. Sandlin, and Carl D. NesmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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