BONNER v. COUGHLIN

Nos. 80-2186, 80-2187.

657 F.2d 931 (1981)

Alonzo BONNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Joseph COUGHLIN, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 18, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Wippold, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for Joseph Coughlin et al.

Aram A. Hartunian, Pressman & Hartunian, Chicago, Ill., for Alonzo Bonner.

Before PELL, Circuit Judge, MARKEY, Chief Judge, and WOOD, Circuit Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied September 18, 1981.

PER CURIAM.

The defendants appeal from an amended order of the district court which substantially increased the amount of attorneys' fees originally granted to the plaintiff pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Plaintiff Alonzo Bonner, a state inmate, argues that the amended award was appropriate, or alternatively, that the district judge should have awarded an even higher amount. He also contests the...

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