Legal Opinion
Poston v. Fox
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 12, 1984No. Civ. 80-1459, 80-1939 and 81-1082PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROTMAN, District Judge.
This is a motion for attorney’s fees and costs brought by plaintiffs’ attorney, Robert P. Beakley, Esquire, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The lawsuit was initiated by prisoners in the Cape May County Jail and it was asserted against the Warden Beech N. Fox and other prison officials. Plaintiffs were challenging the constitutionality of their conditions of confinement. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202; 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Beakley was appointed counsel on behalf of plaintiffs on October 16, 1980, by the Honorable John F. Gerry. Beakley represented plaintiffs throughout the…
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