Legal Opinion
Sonya Olitsky v. Peter O'malley, and John Larkin, Herbert Goodwin and Fletcher Wiley
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 30, 1979No. 78-1480PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants appeal the refusal of the district court to award a reasonable attorney’s fee pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Appellants John Larkin, Herbert Goodwin, and Fletcher Wiley are Commissioners of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (Commission). Sonya Olitsky and Joyce Matthews brought a 1983 civil rights action against appellants, a Boston police officer, the Boston Police Commissioner and members of the Boston Licensing Board, alleging that enforcement of mingling regulations promulgated by the Licensing Board violated their first…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lopez v. Aransas County Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Green v. Ten EyckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Sonya Olitsky v. Peter O'MalleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Goff v. Texas Instruments Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Alfonse Reichenberger v. Rev. Richard PritchardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- David Tarter v. William RaybuckCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Fidelity Guarantee Mortgage Corporation v. Howard T. RebenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Soto v. Romero-BarceloDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1983
- Carter v. Rollins Cablevision of Massachusetts, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1985
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