SAVIDGE v. FINCANNON

No. 86-1841.

836 F.2d 898 (1988)

Jonathan SAVIDGE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jaylon FINCANNON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Ferleger, Barbara Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Leslie L. McCollom, Toni Hunter, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GEE, and KING, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 17, 1988.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two questions. The first involves the plaintiffs' eligibility to recover attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 for legal work performed on an aspect of their case that became moot before reaching judgment and was arguably barred by res judicata. The second question concerns the scope of qualified official immunity doctrine. After reviewing the tortuous...

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