Legal Opinion
Northeast Women's Center v. McMonagle
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 9, 1989No. 88-1644PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order awarding attorneys’ fees under the civil RICO statute. Because the district court applied the proper legal standards in its fee award, we will affirm the lower court’s order.
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Plaintiff-appellee Northeast Women’s Center, Inc. (“plaintiff” or “the Center”) is a Pennsylvania corporation which provides abortions, pregnancy testing, and other gynecological services. The defendants-appellants (“defendants”) are individuals who are strongly opposed to abortion and who have expressed their opposition in…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Northeast Women's Center v. McmonagleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989