Legal Opinion
Bobby Darnell White v. City of Richmond, Henry L. Royal v. City of Richmond, Anthony Evans v. City of Richmond
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1983No. 82-4591, 82-4592 and 82-4593PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EAST, Senior District Judge:
The City of Richmond, California, appeals from an order requiring it to pay attorneys’ fees in three civil rights cases, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. 1 We note jurisdiction and affirm.
BACKGROUND
In 1979 and 1980, twenty-seven black residents of the City of Richmond filed three civil rights actions against the City and other defendants. They alleged that the Richmond Police Department routinely harassed and beat black residents and then groundlessly charged the victims with offenses such as resisting arrest or interfering with the official lawful duties of an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dennis v. ChangCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- White v. City of RichmondDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1982
3Cited by59 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Spell v. McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Julie Chalmers v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Darnella BARJON and Lee Duran, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John H. DALTON, Secretary of the Navy, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Loretta J. Brokeshoulder SCHWARZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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