Legal Opinion
Helbrans v. Coombe
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1995No. 94 Civ. 8662 (HB)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BAER, District Judge:
Plaintiff Shlomo Helbrans moves this court for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Award Act of 1976, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (“Section 1988”). Helbrans seeks reimbursement of the legal fees he incurred in this action against the defendants (the “State”) for in-junctive relief under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb et seq., the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 et seq., and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 et seq.
For the reasons that follow, Helbrans’…
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