Legal Opinion
William R. Leffler and Shirley Jolliff, Cross-Appellees v. Ralph Meer, Cross-Appellants, and Howard Shake, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1991No. 90-1434, 90-1557, 90-1773PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
At issue in these appeals is the district court’s award of “prevailing party” attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and the denial of Rule 11 sanctions. The original lawsuit underlying this dispute involved the suicide of a pretrial detainee in the Decatur County, Indiana jail.
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In 1984, Mark Leffler, a twenty-four year old inmate of the Decatur County jail, committed suicide by hanging himself. His parents, William Leffler and Shirley Jolliff (“plaintiffs”), filed suit in district court claiming an unconstitutional deprivation of civil rights under 42…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Hughes v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Regina SHEEHAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONLEN CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Phyllis MERRIWEATHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF INDIANA, INC. Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Lucille Smith, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Great American Restaurants, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- People Who Care v. Rockford Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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