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LEGGETT v. BADGER

No. 86-3192. Non-Argument Calendar.

798 F.2d 1387 (1986)

James Lee LEGGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frederick L. BADGER, individually and his official capacity as Correctional Officer with Florida Department of Corrections, Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, J.C. Combs, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, Starke, Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Middleton, Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Thomas H. Bateman, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY, ANDERSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal arises from a beating received by plaintiff-appellant James L. Leggett and administered by defendant-appellee Frederick L. Badger. At the time the assault occurred Badger was employed as a correctional officer at Florida State Prison, where Leggett was a prisoner. Leggett subsequently filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, prevailed on the merits, and sought attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The sole issue raised in this appeal is...

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