Legal Opinion
Bass v. Southwestern Bell Telephone, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. 86-1662PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company appeals from an order of the district court1 denying its request for attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Because we cannot say the court abused its discretion in denying the fees, we affirm the district court order.
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On March 9, 1984; Thomas Bass and Regina Mickens filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1981 action against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), their former employer, and AT & T Information Systems, Inc. (ATT-IS), their current employer. Plaintiffs alleged that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Charles N. Schwarz, Jr. v. Harry Folloder, Alexander Grant & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case Company, Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Aussie L. ROBINSON, Appellant, v. MONSANTO COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Grant v. FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Witzsche v. Jaeger & Haines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1989
- Loethen v. Central Missouri Urology Clinic, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001
- Mercer v. BusComm, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- Grant v. FarnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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