BILKE v. STATE

No. 1 CA-CV 07-0787.

209 P.3d 1056 (2009)

Mitchell Paul BILKE; Charles Roberts; Kenneth Ashelman; Felton Hale; Richard S. Berry; Mervin L. Davis and Damon D. Fisher, individually and as members of a class, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. STATE of Arizona; Arcor Enterprises, a subdivision of the State; Arizona Correctional Industries, a subdivision of the State, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

January 29, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. St. George, Tempe, Attorney for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Terry Goddard, Attorney General, by A.J. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellees.


GEMMILL, Judge.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs are current or former inmates of the State of Arizona. They appeal the trial court's denial of attorneys' fees in an action to recover "minimum wage" for certain work they performed while incarcerated. They seek an award of attorneys' fees on these alternative grounds: Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 12-341.01 (2003), A.R.S. § 12-2030 (2003), and the private attorney general doctrine. We conclude that A.R.S. §...

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