FRIEND v. KOLODZIECZAK

No. 90-16140.

965 F.2d 682 (1992)

Jack Wayne FRIEND, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ronald KOLODZIECZAK, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen C. Brooks and Richard Reynolds, Bennett, Samuelsen, Reynolds & Allard, Oakland, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Sue Ochs, Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: PREGERSON, FERGUSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether the district court properly found appellees to be "prevailing parties" for an award of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We have jurisdiction to review the district court's decision under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

A group of Roman Catholic jail inmates filed a class action suit against officials of Alameda County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging...

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