Legal Opinion
Burston v. Commonwealth of Virginia
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 28, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-0483-RPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
The matter now before the Court deals with the fixing of attorneys’ fees. In its order of April 20, 1984, the Court held that “plaintiff is entitled ... to his costs and attorneys’ fees for this action.” 1 Counsel for the parties have failed to agree on an appropriate award. Consequently, they have briefed and orally argued the issue, which is now ripe for disposition.
I. Background
The facts of this case are more fully set out in the Court’s Memorandum of April 20, 1984. Some of the more salient aspects are repeated here to provide an appropriate background…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Copper Liquor, Inc., Robert Earl Basham, Jr., of the Estate of Harold Letcher, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Adolph Coors Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Anderson v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Brown v. BathkeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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