THOMAS v. BIBLE

No. 90-15558.

983 F.2d 152 (1993)

Carl Wesley THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul BIBLE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Judd, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiff-appellant

Gloria Stendardi, Deputy Atty. Gen., Las Vegas, NV, for defendants-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT, NOONAN, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Carl Wesley Thomas, who unsucc$essfully charged the members of the Nevada Gaming Commission and others with violating his civil rights, appeals the district court's award of attorneys' fees to the defendants. Because the award is contrary to law, we reverse.

Thomas brought a § 1983 action in which he alleged that the Commission's decision to exclude him from licensed gaming establishments violated his Fifth Amendment right against...

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