Rabbi Samuel Teitelbaum, Larry and Louise Diehl v. Theodore Sorenson, Dba/waitwell Nursing Home

This appeal is from a district court denial of an attorneys fees motion brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976).

In March 1979, Appellant, a public interest law firm, brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) against Appellee, a nursing home operator. Appellant alleged that Appellee abridged Appellant’s First Amendment rights by refusing it access to residents at Appellee’s nursing home. Appellant obtained a permanent injunction directing Appellee to grant Appellant access to the facility. The district court, however, denied Appellant’s motion for attorneys fees, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1988…