Legal Opinion
Oten v. Colorado Board of Social Services
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1987No. 85CA1217PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRISWELL, Judge.
The defendants, Colorado Board of Social Services (Board), Colorado Department of Social Services (Department), George S. Goldstein, in his official capacity as executive director of the Department (Director), and the Governor of the State of Colorado (Governor), appeal from the district court judgment awarding plaintiffs attorney fees and costs under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982). They assert that such fees were not properly awardable against any of the defendants and that the amount of fees awarded was excessive. We approve the trial court’s award of fees, but…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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