Legal Opinion
Robert McGRATH, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COUNTY OF NEVADA; And Bill Heafey, Sheriff, Defendants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1995No. 94-15692PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Nevada County and Nevada County Sheriff, Bill Heafey (collectively “the County”), appeal the district court’s award to plaintiffs of $38,061 in attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Having jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm the district court’s award of costs to plaintiffs, but vacate and remand the attorney’s fee award.
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In the underlying action filed on December 4, 1989, prisoners in California’s Nevada County jails (“plaintiffs”) brought a civil rights class action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Gates v. DeukmejianCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Rufus E. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, and Richard Eiden, Real-Party-In-Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by134 opinions
- Trevino v. GatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Juan Manuel Morales v. City of San Rafael and Daniel HulettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Nancy Lee Ferland v. Conrad Credit Corp., a California Corporation Gregg A. michel,ph.d., an Individual Does 1-20, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Sorenson v. MinkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Sorenson v. MinkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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