Legal Opinion
Thomas E. Crowder, B. Mae Miller, Dorothy Maddox v. Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 1990No. 89-8541PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Having jurisdiction of this case under the collateral order doctrine, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to award attorney’s fees to parties that are, as a matter of law, prevailing parties within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We remand for the district court to award fees consistent with this opinion. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs B. Mae Miller, Dorothy Maddox, and Thomas Crowder were residents of 2400 Peachtree Road, a building owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta (“AHA”) and operated to serve the elderly. Pursuant to 42…
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