· 10/21/1982
Johnny L. Spain v. Louis Mountanos, and Kenneth Cory, Controller, of the State of California
Citations
- 690 F.2d 742
- 35 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 658
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 24654
How courts have described this case
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- “[I]t would be anomalous to permit the State in effect to reduce the award by withholding payment for a considerable time”
- \[A] state cannot frustrate the intent of section 1988 by setting up state law barriers to block enforcement of an attorney's fees award.\
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Judges: Goodwin, Fletcher, Poole
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