Legal Opinion
Wilder v. Bernstein
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 12, 1997No. 78 Civ. 957 (RJW)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have filed an application, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and 28 U.S.C. § 1920, for attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket litigation expenses totaling $139,852.31. For the reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiffs are awarded $72,149.15 in attorney’s fees and $2,813.46 for out-of-pocket litigation expenses.
BACKGROUND
Once again the Court is called upon to resolve a dispute arising from this landmark child welfare litigation brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202. In a Judgment dated April 28, 1987, this Court gave…
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