Legal Opinion
Theresa L. Sheppard v. Riverview Nursing Center, Incorporated, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. 95-1091PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
This appeal requires us to examine the district court’s award of attorney’s fees in a mixed-motive employment discrimination case. Appellee Theresa L. Sheppard prevailed in a mixed-motive claim against appellant Riverview Nursing Center (“River-view”), but Riverview established that it would have reached the same decision even absent any discrimination. In such eases, the Civil Rights Act of 1991…
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