COLLINS v. CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 79-3297, 79-3319.

644 F.2d 759 (1981)

Theresa M. COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Buttrick, Brown & Bain, P. A., Phoenix, Ariz., for Collins.

Thomas G. Bakker, Burch, Cracchiolo, Levie, Buyer & Wehl, P. C., Phoenix, Ariz., for Chandler, etc.

Before HUG, TANG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

Theresa Collins, the parent of a student at Chandler High School, brought a section 1983 action to enjoin Chandler Unified School District (Chandler) from permitting voluntary prayer at school assemblies. The district court granted the injunction but denied Collins' request for attorneys' fees under section 1988 because her own civil rights were not violated. Collins v. Chandler Unified School District, 470 F.Supp. 959...

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