Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Staton
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1993No. Nos. 92-2250, 92-2370, 92-2371, 92-2372PublishedCited by 506 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: .
Defendants in this case appeal the district court’s decision to withdraw its earlier award of attorneys’ fees to defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Finding that feés- should have been awarded to defendants in this action, we reverse the district court and remand with instructions that the court reinstate its original award of fees.
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Plaintiffs John Hutchinson, Leonard Underwood, and William Reese were unsuccessful candidates for federal, state, and local office,'respectively, in the 1980 general election, in West Virginia-. In February 1983, plaintiffs sued a…
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