Burns v. Sumner

993 F.2d 882 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert BURNS; Charles Lahr; Melvin K. McCrimmon; Robert Williams, Class Action Suit for 600 Inmates at SNCC In Jean, NV, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George SUMNER, Director of NV Prisons; Walter Luster, Warden of SNCC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16931. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1993. Decided May 21, 1993. Before SCHROEDER, PREGERSON and D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This is a class action suit brought by prisoners confined at the Southern Nevada Correctional Center. They allege that their Eighth Amendment rights are being violated by inadequate conditions at the prison as well as a lack of proper medical care. After a bench trial, the district court rejected all of their claims. We affirm on the merits, but rule that appellants are entitled to attorneys' fees because with respect to at least the important issue of adequate fire protection, this…