Filed Date: March 5, 1982
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Inmates at the Mississippi County Jail in Missouri filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against representatives of the county. The parties entered into a consent decree, and the plaintiffs asked the court to award them attorneys' fees. On October 24, 1985, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Judge Harris K Wangelin) held that the plaintiffs were entitled to an award of attorneys' fees even though a consent decree had been entered in the case. Patterson v. Rafferty 1985 WL 6053 (E.D.Mo., Oct. 24, 1985). We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (3/11/2006)
Wangelin, Harris Kenneth (Missouri)
Goldstein, Richard (Missouri)
Hoare, Michael J. (Missouri)
Blanton, David (Missouri)
Ottinger, Terry (Missouri)
Last updated April 4, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
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Case Type(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 5, 1982
Case Ongoing: No reason to think so
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
inmates at the Mississippi County Jail in Missouri
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
County
Mississippi County, Missouri
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Case Details
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of Missouri 1:82-00031
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Issues
General/Misc.:
Case Summary of Patterson v. Rafferty, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/151/ (last updated 3/11/2006).