Pekarsky v. Ariyoshi

695 F.2d 352 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,256 Robert L. PEKARSKY and Arnie J. Koch, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George R. ARIYOSHI, individually and in his capacity as Governor, State of Hawaii; Wayne Minami, individually and in his capacity as Director of Regulatory Agencies, State of Hawaii; Herbert Chun, individually and in his capacity as Executive Secretary for the Board of Dental Examiners, Department of Regulatory Agencies, State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellants, and Edward G. Maehara, etc., et al., Defendants. No. 81-4077. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 1982. Decided Dec. 21, 1982. Melvin Y. Nishimoto, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendants-appellants. Stanley E. Levin, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before CHOY, PREGERSON and POOLE, Circuit Judges. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants Ariyoshi, Minami and Chun ("Appellants") appeal from the district court's order awarding attorneys' fees and costs against the State of Hawaii under the Civil Rights Attorneys' Fees Award Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 .…