Jenkins ex rel. Jenkins v. Missouri

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The Jenkins class seeks an award under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. II 1996) for attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in defending against the State’s petitions for rehearing on earlier fee awards. We grant an award of fees and expenses reduced to account for partial success.

After we awarded fees in Jenkins v. Missouri, Nos. 96-2809, 96-2918, 96-3215, and 96-3568 (8th Cir. July 11, 1997) (unpublished), and held that fees should be awarded in Jenkins v. Missouri, 115 F.3d 554 (8th Cir.1997), the State petitioned for rehearing on both orders. Rehearing was denied as to…