Legal Opinion
Walker v. Wegner
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided January 11, 1982No. Civ. 79-3051PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
After relatively prolonged litigation brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in 1979, see Walker v. Wegner, 477 F.Supp. 648 (D.S.D.1979), aff’d as to abstention, 624 F.2d 60 (8th Cir. 1980), plaintiffs were ultimately granted the full relief they sought by this Court’s unpublished memorandum opinion and final judgment filed September 15, 1981. Plaintiffs have now moved for an award of attorney’s fees as a prevailing party within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1988. It is evident that plaintiffs are entitled to an award of attorney’s fees,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Ben ALLEN Et Al., Appellants, v. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 788, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Bonnes v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
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