FITZHARRIS v. WOLFF

No. 81-6004.

702 F.2d 836 (1983)

Michael FITZHARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles L. WOLFF, Warden, and William Lattin, Warden, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest E. Adler, Carson City, Nev., for defendants-appellants.

Robert P. Dickerson, Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and KEEP, District Judge.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Nevada prison authorities appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff Fitzharris' motion for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp.1980). We affirm.

I. The Facts.

Fitzharris was serving a ten-year sentence at Southern Nevada Correctional Center. On May 13, 1980, he was accused at a disciplinary hearing of destruction of property and burglary of the prison infirmary. The Correctional Center Classification Committee...

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