Legal Opinion
Crest Street Community Council, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1985No. 85-1008PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
The prevailing parties in a federal administrative action involving Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to recover attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in an independent action in federal district court. The district court denied their request. We reverse.
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Plaintiffs represent residents of Crest Street community, a well-established, predominantly black neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina.1 Prior to late 1976, the City of Durham had requested, and defendant North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) had planned, extension of the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Crest Street Community Council, Inc. v. North Carolina Department Of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985