DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Nevada prison authorities appeal from a judgment granting plaintiff Fitzharris' motion for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp.1980). We affirm.
I. The Facts.
Fitzharris was serving a ten-year sentence at Southern Nevada Correctional Center. On May 13, 1980, he was accused at a disciplinary hearing of destruction of property and burglary of the prison infirmary. The Correctional Center Classification Committee...
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