Legal Opinion
Nicholas A. Palmigiano v. J. Joseph Garrahy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 1983No. 82-1823PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs, representing a class of prisoners and pretrial detainees, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the conditions of confinement in the Rhode Island prison system violated the eighth and fourteenth amendments. After a lengthy trial, and a ruling in the plaintiffs’ favor on the merits, the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island awarded attorneys’ fees to the plaintiffs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The court included in its award of fees not only hourly based compensation and certain trial costs, but also certain out-of-pocket costs incurred by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Dowdell v. City of ApopkaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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- Thornberry v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by50 opinions
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- Blair v. Washington State UniversityWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- Julius C. Henry, Cross-Appellees v. Glenn D. Webermeier and Garden Village, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Hutchinson Ex Rel. Julien v. PatrickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
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