Legal Opinion
Valley Disposal, Inc. v. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 8, 1995No. Nos. 85, 650, Dockets 95-7074, 95-7078PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
This case involves various questions concerning the award of fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 after the dismissal of a suit as a result of an agreement among the parties. We welcome the opportunity to clarify several aspects of this Circuit’s law. And we hold that: (1) our decision in Santiago v. Victim Services Agency, 753 F.2d 219 (2d Cir.1985), was overruled by the Supreme Court’s decision in Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 110 S.Ct. 2447, 110 L.Ed.2d 359 (1990); (2) a district judge has discretion to reject a party’s waiver of attorneys’ fees only…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. JeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Larry Weyant, Charles Weyant v. George S. Okst, Irvin Richard Weber, Joseph Peter Auberger, Lawrence MuellerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Valley Disposal Inc., Palisades Landfill and Recycling Corporation and Robert C. Dowdell, Jr. v. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
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- Valley Disposal, Inc., Palisades Landfill and Recycling Corporation and Robert C. Dowdell, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. C v. Landfill Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995