Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1986No. 85-5PublishedCited by 1,736 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The questions presented in this case are first, whether the Clean Air Act, 42 U. S. C. §7401 et seq., authorizes attorney’s fees awards for time spent by counsel participating in regulatory proceedings; second, whether a court may enhance an award to reflect superior quality of representation rendered by plaintiff’s counsel; and third, whether enhance*549ment of the fee is proper because of plaintiff’s risk of not prevailing on the merits.
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In 1977, the Delaware Valley Citizens’ Council for Clean Air (Delaware Valley) and the United States each filed suit to compel the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
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