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WESSON v. JOHNSON

No. 79CA1021.

622 P.2d 104 (1980)

Charles WESSON, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bert J. JOHNSON, Sheriff of Adams County, Defendant-Appellee, and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Adams, State of Colorado, Intervenor.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1980.

Certiorari Denied January 5, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathon B. Chase, Boulder, for plaintiff-appellant.

S. Morris Lubow, Brighton, for defendant-appellee.

VAN CISE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Charles Wesson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, appeals a judgment by the trial court denying his application for award of attorney's fees made pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1979 Supp.). We affirm.

This was a class action, begun in October 1975, seeking to establish the right of contact visitation for pre-trial detainees held in custody in the Adams County jail. Attorney's fees were not asked for in...

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