COOPER v. SINGER

Nos. 81-2016, 81-2113.

719 F.2d 1496 (1983)

Daniel R. COOPER, Christopher C. Knox, Dennis J. Olonia and Thomas W. Tillman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Norman SINGER, Cecilia Valdez, Jake Salazar, Ramon Naranjo and County of Rio Arriba, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan Friedland of Friedland, Simon, Lopez, Vigil & Nelson, Santa Fe, N.M., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John B. Pound of Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., Santa Fe, N.M., for defendants-appellees.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and HOLLOWAY, McWILLIAMS, BARRETT, DOYLE, McKAY, LOGAN and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 19761 provides that in federal civil rights actions "the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs." 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. V 1981). We examine en banc the relationship between an attorney's fee award granted under section 1988 and a percentage contingent fee agreement...

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