Court Opinion

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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

JOHN PATTON MCGLOTHLIN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

ABDULLAH J. AMEEN; KHALIL
MUSLIMANI; DEWAYNE BELLFIELD;
RANDOLPH ROBINSON; WALI HAKIM
ZAKEE; MUHAMMAD BAKHEIT; TROY
HEATH; FREDERICK MIT-CHELLE;
FRANK L. OLIVER; GREG DAVIS;
JAMES DANDRIDGE; JACK RAMSEY;
ROBERT LEE CONNER; RUDOLPH
WASHINGTON; J. BATTLE,
Plaintiffs,
                                 No. 97-6449
v.

EDWARD MURRAY; JOHN DOES; JANE
DOES; RON ANGELONE; WARDEN
THOMPSON; HOLLAR, Assistant
Warden; MAY D. CAMPBELL; T.
STEWART; LAWHON, Assistant
Warden; CHAPLAIN ROEPKE; LARRY
HUFFMAN,
Defendants-Appellees,

and

CHAPLAIN AUSTIN,
Defendant.
JOHN PATTON MCGLOTHLIN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,

and

ABDULLAH J. AMEEN; KHALIL
MUSLIMANI; DEWAYNE BELLFIELD;
RANDOLPH ROBINSON; WALI HAKIM
ZAKEE; MUHAMMAD BAKHEIT; TROY
HEATH; FREDERICK MIT-CHELLE;
FRANK L. OLIVER; GREG DAVIS;
JAMES DANDRIDGE; JACK RAMSEY;
ROBERT LEE CONNER; RUDOLPH
WASHINGTON; J. BATTLE,
Plaintiffs,
                                                    No. 97-6634
v.

EDWARD MURRAY; JOHN DOES; JANE
DOES; RON ANGELONE; WARDEN
THOMPSON; HOLLAR, Assistant
Warden; MAY D. CAMPBELL; T.
STEWART; LAWHON, Assistant
Warden; CHAPLAIN ROEPKE; LARRY
HUFFMAN,
Defendants-Appellees,

and

CHAPLAIN AUSTIN,
Defendant.

Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke.
James H. Michael, Jr., Senior District Judge.
(CA-93-981-R)

Submitted: June 9, 1998

Decided: July 1, 1998

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Before WIDENER, MURNAGHAN, and WILLIAMS,
Circuit Judges.

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No. 97-6449 affirmed and No. 97-6634 vacated and remanded by
unpublished per curiam opinion.

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COUNSEL

John Patton McGlothlin, Appellant Pro Se. Pamela Anne Sargent,
Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia; Rosalie Vaughan
Pemberton, TIMBERLAKE, SMITH, THOMAS & MOSES, P.C.,
Staunton, Virginia, for Appellees.

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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See
Local Rule 36(c).

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OPINION

PER CURIAM:

In No. 97-6449, Appellant appeals from the district court's order
denying relief on his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994) complaint. We have
reviewed the record and the district court's opinion accepting the rec-
ommendation of the magistrate judge and find no reversible error.
Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court.
McGlothlin v. Murray, No. CA-93-981-R (W.D. Va. Feb. 13, 1997).

In No. 97-6634, Appellant appeals from the district court's order
awarding attorney's fees to the Defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A.
§ 1988(b) (West 1994 & Supp. 1998). Our review of the record
reveals that the district court failed to consider the twelve factors
identified in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express , 488 F.2d 714 (5th
Cir. 1974), when assessing the amount of the fee award. The district

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court therefore abused its discretion, and we vacate the order of the
district court and remand for application of the Johnson factors. See
Trimper v. City of Norfolk, 58 F.3d 68, 73 (4th Cir. 1995).

We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal conten-
tions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process. The motion to amend
the informal brief is granted.

          No. 97-6449 -- AFFIRMED
          No. 97-6634 -- VACATED AND REMANDED

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