Legal Opinion
Romberg v. Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1992No. Nos. 90-56125, 91-55012PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury awarded the Rombergs nominal damages of one dollar each in their civil rights action against six Los Angeles police officers. The question before us now is whether that victory is too insignificant to deem the Rombergs a “prevailing party” for purposes of recovering attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, in light of the Supreme Court’s intervening decision in Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District, 489 U.S. 782, 109 S.Ct. 1486, 103 L.Ed.2d 866 (1989).1 We conclude that it is not. We *1154therefore affirm the district court’s judgment to award fees. We also…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. AgyeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by18 opinions
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