Legal Opinion
Allen v. Burke
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1982No. 81-1781PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Gladys Pulliam, Magistrate for Culpeper County, Virginia, appeals from an order of the district court awarding $7,308.00 in attorney fees against her pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Pulliam contends that, as a judicial officer, she is absolutely immune from an award of attorney fees. In the alternative, she contends that the district court abused its discretion by awarding excessive attorney fees.
We hold that judicial officers are not immune from an award of attorney fees in an action in which prospective relief is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Pulliam v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- James D. ARNOLD, Jr., Appellant, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION and Fickling Enterprises, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Dr. Alvin I. Thomas, Cross-Appellant v. Eristus Sams, Individually and as Mayor of Prairie View, and City of Prairie View, Defendant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Lewis v. BlackburnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- First Baptist Church of Glen Este v. State of OhioDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
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