Legal Opinion
Nash v. City of Tyler, Tex.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided October 10, 1989No. Civ. A. TY-79-73-CA, TY-79-98-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, Chief Judge.
The sole question remaining in this protracted litigation is the question of the ap portioning of attorney’s fees awarded by the court to plaintiffs as prevailing parties. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 30,1988 affirmed the ruling of this court that plaintiffs had prevailed, and affirmed the judgment of the court as to the amount of the fee awarded. Nash v. Chandler, 848 F.2d 567, 572 (5th Cir.1988). However, the Fifth Circuit held that the State of Texas was not jointly and severally liable for the fees in this action:
It would be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. ZipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- John Nash v. Delbert Chandler, the City of Tyler, Texas, and Willie Hardy, Chief of Police, Etc., and the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jenkins v. State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Jenkins ex rel. Agyei v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992