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This memorandum by Chief Judge Morton addresses the determination of attorney fees in a case where defendant Vinson Thompson was found liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The court denied the defendant's request to delay the decision based on a proposed legislative amendment that ultimately failed. Furthermore, the court rejected the defendant's arguments to reduce fees due to alleged poor record-keeping, the plaintiff not prevailing against all defendants, or for a disproportionate relationship between fees and damages, citing established Sixth Circuit precedent, particularly Northcross v. Board of Education. The court awarded $9,084.00 in attorney fees to the plaintiff's attorney, Legal Services of Middle Tennessee, and determined that the Tennessee Department of Correction is responsible for payment, as Thompson was sued in his official capacity.
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This memorandum by Chief Judge Morton addresses the determination of attorney fees in a case where defendant Vinson Thompson was found liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The court denied the defendant's request to delay the decision based on a proposed legislative amendment that ultimately failed. Furthermore, the court rejected the defendant's arguments to reduce fees due to alleged poor record-keeping, the plaintiff not prevailing against all defendants, or for a disproportionate relationship between fees and damages, citing established Sixth Circuit precedent, particularly Northcross v. Board of Education. The court awarded $9,084.00 in attorney fees to the plaintiff's attorney, Legal Services of Middle Tennessee, and determined that the Tennessee Department of Correction is responsible for payment, as Thompson was sued in his official capacity.
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