Legal Opinion
Rita Johnson, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. The State of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellants-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1979No. 78-3433PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The district court attorney’s fee award in this civil rights class action suit pleased neither party. Defendants argue on appeal that special circumstances made the award of an attorney’s fee under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988 unjust. Plaintiffs contend the award should be increased to reflect time spent litigating entitlement to fees and time spent prosecuting two appeals to this Court.
We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees but improperly excluded from consideration time spent reviewing defendants’ fee objection. The award must…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by145 opinions
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Cristina Galeas Castaneda v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- In Re Nucorp Energy, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, and Its Affiliates, Debtors. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & ScrippsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Serrano v. UnruhCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
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