Legal Opinion
Population Services International v. Carey
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 5, 1979No. 74 Civ. 1572PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERCE, District Judge.
Attorneys for plaintiffs in the above-entitled action seek an order pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, 1 the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976, declaring the defendants’ liability for attorney’s fees. In addition, they request the Court to fix the amount of such attorney’s fees at $116,516.25 and the amount of costs and disbursements at $4,759.75, for a total of $121,276.00.
Plaintiffs originally brought this action challenging the constitutionality of a New York statute which prohibited distribution of contraceptives to persons over the age of…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Carey v. Population Services InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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