Legal Opinion
Bettye B. Pickett and Thea S. Spatz v. Newt Milam, Joe Harrison and Tom Lindsey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1978No. 77-1216PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the appellants, as the prevailing plaintiffs on the merits in the district court, 1 are entitled to a reasonable attorney fee under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We conclude that the appellants are entitled to an award of reasonable attorney fees and, accordingly, reverse the district court.
The appellants initiated this action below under the fourteenth amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the appellees, who together constituted the election commission of Faulkner County, Arkansas.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Robert Finney v. Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Williams v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Thomas J. Sims, Cross-Appellant v. Jefferson Downs Racing Association, Inc., Cross- Stewards B.B. Rayburn and Claude Mauberret, Jr., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Rabbi Samuel Teitelbaum, Larry and Louise Diehl v. Theodore Sorenson, Dba/waitwell Nursing HomeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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