William Knighton, Cross-Appellant v. John C. Watkins, Cross-Appellees

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1980-05-07

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ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: After entering an order of settlement and dismissal in a section 1983 civil rights claim, the district court awarded attorney’s fees to the plaintiff’s lawyer under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 . The merits are now composed,…

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