Legal Opinion
Santiago v. Victim Services Agency of Metropolitan Assistance Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 11, 1985No. Nos. 442, 443, Dockets 84-7558, 84-7560PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
The sole question presented by these appeals is whether the district court had jurisdiction to award attorney’s fees to appellees after appellants had filed a notice of dismissal of the action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(i) and before appellees had served an answer or a motion for summary judgment. We hold that the district court did not have jurisdiction to award attorney’s fees.
The appeals are from two orders entered in the Southern District of New York: one by Henry F. Werker, District Judge, entered February 7,1984, awarding, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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