Legal Opinion
United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1977No. 76-1067PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
On the heels of our dismissing the would-be Harris intervenors’ appeal,1 defendant steel companies move for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees as part of their costs on the appeal. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, § 706(k), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k), provides:
In any action or proceeding under this subchapter the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party . a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs .
The first question is whether the companies are “prevailing parties” in the statutory sense. Certainly they have prevailed on this appeal; the danger of resting…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America Et Al.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Van Hoomissen v. Xerox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Violet Davis Grubbs, Individually, and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Earl L. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Richardson v. Hotel Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lopez v. Aransas County Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 819, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,831 James E. Crawford v. Western Electric Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Westfall v. Board of Com'rs of Clayton Cty.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1979
- Little v. Southern Electric Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Griffin v. CollinsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1978
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