Legal Opinion
LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 1998No. 96-6289PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Nicholas Vertullo, a former trustee of the Village of Airmont, New York (“Airmont” or the “Village”), whom a jury found not liable in connection with the Village’s violations of plaintiffs’ civil rights, appeals from so much of an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Gerard L. Goettel, Judge, as denied his motion under 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) for an award of attorneys’ fees against plaintiffs. The district court, although stating its view that the action against Vertullo was unreasonable and *767groundless, denied the motion…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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