Legal Opinion
Charles Lyte v. Sara Lee Corporation and Electrolux Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1991No. 327, Docket 91-7472PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant, Charles Lyte, appeals from an order entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Eginton, J.) denying his motion for attorneys' fees as a prevailing party under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k). Prior to the motion, plaintiff had accepted a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment made by defendant Sara Lee Corporation (“Sara Lee”) in the action brought by plaintiff to redress a Title VII racial discrimination in employment violation. The district court entered judgment for plaintiff in accordance with…
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