Legal Opinion
Edward L. Richardson v. Chuck Penfold and Edward Dyer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 1990No. 88-3311PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendants in a prisoner’s civil rights suit appeal from an order awarding attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to the plaintiff’s appellate counsel, Candice Li-chtenfels, for her efforts in persuading us to reverse a judgment by the district court dismissing the suit. 839 F.2d 392 (7th Cir.1988). Technically the award of attorney’s fees under section 1988 is to the party, not to his lawyer, but it is common to make the award directly to the lawyer where, as in this case, the lawyer’s contractual entitlement is uncontested. Hutto v. Finney, 437 U.S. 678, 693, 98…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rhodes v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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