Legal Opinion
Prate v. Freedman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 8, 1978No. 956, Docket 78-7008PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
The central issue upon these appeals is whether John Howard, Johnny L. Smith, et al., who successfully defended a consent judgment obtained by them in a prior civil rights action (Howard v. Friedman, Civ.No. 74-234) against attack in the present lawsuits instituted by appellees, which were found by the district court to be “unreasonable and vexatious,” may recover their attorneys’ fees as costs from those who instituted the new groundless attack. We hold that they are entitled to do so and accordingly reverse an order of the Western District of New York, John T.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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