Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1988No. Nos. 87-2145, 87-2200PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Inmates confined under sentence of death at the Missouri State Penitentiary (Plaintiffs) prevailed in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging violations of their constitutional rights. Subsequently, the District Court1 ordered defendant state officials (Defendants) to pay approximately $276,-000 in attorney fees and expenses. Although the parties agree that it was proper to award Plaintiffs attorney fees and expenses, Defendants appeal, arguing that the fee award should have been smaller, and Plaintiffs cross-appeal, contending it should have been larger. We affirm.
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