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STEVENS v. GAY

No. 88-8258.

864 F.2d 113 (1989)

James Russell STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Opal GAY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Batson, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHNSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the denial of plaintiff's petition for attorney's fees against the State of Georgia under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1988, in a suit brought by a state prison inmate against prison officials and two state agencies under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 for violation of his First Amendment rights. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Plaintiff is an inmate of the Georgia State Prison system. In 1981, the prison system had a policy of...

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