DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES v. WEST

No. A99A2159.

527 S.E.2d 280 (1999)

241 Ga. App. 677

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES v. WEST.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Katherine S. Davis, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Ralph S. Goldberg, Decatur, for appellee.


BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In this 42 USCA § 1983 civil rights action involving a challenge to the constitutionality of OCGA § 19-11-9.3, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) appeals the trial court's award of attorney fees to Michael G. West pursuant to 42 USCA § 1988, contending, among other things, that West was not a prevailing party and, as such, the award of attorney fees was not appropriate...

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