Legal Opinion
Pitts v. Dallas County Bail Bond Board
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided June 7, 2000No. 07-99-0222-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN T. BOYD, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves a challenge to an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act (42 U.S.C. § 1988) arising out of claims made against the Dallas County Bail Bond Board under Title 42, Section 1983 of the United States Code. Appellant Terrance J. Pitts (Pitts), presents five points of asserted error challenging the adequacy of the trial court award. Finding no reversible error in the trial court’s judgment, we affirm it.
The action from which this appeal is brought was severed from a suit which originated between Eddie Dees and…
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- Webb v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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