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FURTADO v. BISHOP

Civ. A. No. 70-1805-G.

453 F.Supp. 606 (1978)

John FURTADO and Gerald Sousa, Plaintiffs, v. Harold BISHOP et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

July 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max D. Stern, Michael Avery, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Joseph P. Gordon, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., for defendants.

OPINION

ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.*

In this action brought under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the jury awarded plaintiffs, one present and one former Massachusetts state prisoner, damages totalling $27,500 against various state prison officials. Plaintiffs' co-counsels' motion for an award of fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Award Act of 1976, Pub. L.No. 94-559, 90 Stat. 2641 (amending 42 U.S.C...

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