Bernard Duff v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr.

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bernard DUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles L. WOLFF, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16584. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1993. * Decided July 1, 1993. Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** BACKGROUND 2 Bernard Duff's civil rights action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleged that Nevada's Director of Prisons violated his civil rights by revoking his parole without a pre-revocation hearing. 1 He prevailed on a motion for partial summary judgment, but the district court awarded him only nominal damages of $1.00, holding that he had suffered only a technical or de minimis violation of his due process rights. That decision is not appealed. 3 The court subsequently denied Duff's request for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 . He timely appeals that denial and requests attorney's fees for this appeal. 2 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.…