Legal Opinion
White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1982No. 80-5887PublishedCited by 1,283 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The issue in this case arises from a postjudgment request for an award of attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U. S. C. § 1988. The question is whether such a request is a “motion to alter or *447amend the judgment,” subject to the 10-day timeliness standard of Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1
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This litigation began in March 1976, when the petitioner Richard White filed suit against respondent New Hampshire Department of Employment Security (NHDES) and its Commissioner. White claimed that the respondent failed to make timely…
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