· 1/24/1983
Elaine Estes v. Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Citations
- 696 F.2d 898
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 31167
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Section 1988 authorizes attorney’s fees as part of a remedy for violations of civil rights statutes; it does not create an independent right of action.”
- similar with respect to Section 1988
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Judges: Hatchett, Johnson, Per Curiam, Tjoflat
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