Legal Opinion
Ralph Ben David v. Anthony P. Travisono
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 1980No. 79-1186PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
These consolidated cases represent the final shot in a ten-year battle over conditions at the Rhode Island Correctional Institution. The sole issue is the propriety of the denial by the court below of attorney’s fees and costs under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 (Act) to appellants, prevailing parties within the meaning of the Act. We reverse and remand.
Litigation History
Necessary to an understanding of the issue is an outline of the litigation spawned by Rhode Island prison conditions during the past ten years.
A complaint alleging warden brutality was filed on October…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Mitchell G. King, Jr. v. Milton GreenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- The Stanford Daily v. James Zurcher, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Ruth M. Sargeant v. Alexander E. Sharp, IICourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Wagenmann v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Richard H. White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Tashima Williams v. The Hanover Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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