Legal Opinion
Cantrell v. Vickers
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided February 18, 1981No. EC 79-97-OS-OPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, Senior District Judge.
The action sub judice is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for allowance of a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, as amended, October 19, 1976, by Pub.L. 94-559 § 2.
In the Memorandum of Decision released August 7, 1980, 495 F.Supp. 195, the court held that plaintiff was entitled to recover a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.
I. Preliminary Statement.
Plaintiff’s attorney, Honorable Paul S. Minor, of Biloxi, Mississippi, was engaged by plaintiff Carol Cantrell, a teacher in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- William Knighton, Cross-Appellant v. John C. Watkins, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1533, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,190 Jasper Neely v. The City of GrenadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Armstead v. Starkville Municipal Separate School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1975
- Cole v. TuttleDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1978
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