United States Ninth Circuit

In a section 1983 action, an award of attorney's fees and costs to plaintiff is reversed where, even though she was awarded nominal damages, her lawsuit did not achieve any other tangible results that would warrant the award.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2005
• Decided 08/25/2005
• Published 08/25/2005

Judges

• RHOADES, District Judge., Before:  GOODWIN and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and RHOADES District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen K. Bushong (argued) and Daniel J. Casey (briefed) Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for defendants-appellants-cross-appellees., Wendell R. Bird (argued) and Jonathan T. McCants (briefed), Bird & Loechl, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for the plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant.