SUZUKI v. YUEN

Civ. No. 73-3854.

507 F.Supp. 819 (1981)

Sharon SUZUKI, on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, and Rosita T. Alba and Jane Doe, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. George YUEN, in his capacity as Director of Health, State of Hawaii, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

February 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Alston, Shelby A. Floyd, Paul, Johnson & Alston, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs.

Herbert Y. Hamada, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wayne Minami, Atty. Gen., State of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant.


ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AWARD ATTORNEYS' FEES

SAMUEL P. KING, Chief Judge.

On June 15, 1973, this action was brought for a writ of habeas corpus to release plaintiff Suzuki from confinement in a psychiatric facility in Honolulu. Plaintiffs also sought a declaratory judgment that certain provisions of Hawaii's mental health statute, Hawaii Rev.Stat. Chapter 334, were unconstitutional, and an injunction, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1974) against the...

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