VOLK v. GONZALEZ

No. 00-50439.

262 F.3d 528 (2001)

Timothy J. Volk, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose G. Gonzalez, Etc.; et al., Defendants, G. Meglareno, Officers under their individual and official capacity; Donalda Fischer, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen D. Mangum, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robert B. Maddox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Anthony Alan Yang, John C. Hoyle, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., App. Staff, Washington, DC, for Intervenor.

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a successful civil-rights suit brought by Plaintiff-Appellant Timothy J. Volk, a prison inmate, against the prison warden and eight correctional officers. Volk as the prevailing party now seeks our review of the amount of attorney's fees awarded to him by the district court. Finding no error, we affirm.

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