Legal Opinion
Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1986No. 7960PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
We withdraw the opinion filed on December 12, 1985, and substitute the following.
From an order awarding petitioners Ramah (Ramah School Board, Inc., and Lembke Construction Company, Inc.) attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1988 following remand from the United States Supreme Court, respondent Bureau (Bureau of Revenue, State of New Mexico) appeals. The Bureau raises three issues:
1. Whether Ramah’s complaint sufficiently pled a 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 violation so as to allow an attorney’s fee award under Section 1988;
2. Whether the Bureau is a “person” within…
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