Legal Opinion
Casa Marie Hogar Geriatrico, Inc. v. Rivera-Santos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1994No. 94-1408PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Casa Marie Hogar Geriatri-co, Inc. (Casa Marie), a residential elder-care facility, and its principals, Victor Pla, Damar-is Rodriguez, Maria Pla, and Francisco Mon-rouzeau (collectively, appellants), ealumnize an order assessing attorneys’ fees against them under the Fees Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1988). Because the district court’s findings are not sufficiently complete to justify a fee award, we vacate the order and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
The history of this litigation has been chronicled at considerable length both in the district…
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