Legal Opinion
Sexcius v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 13, 1993No. Civ. A. 88-2104 (RCL)PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBE RTH, District Judge.
This case comes before this court on plaintiffs’ motion for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976. Having considered the extensive memoranda and evidence of both parties, this court shall grant plaintiffs’ motion, awarding plaintiffs $247,809.87 in attorney’s fees and costs. A separate order shall issue this date.
7. BACKGROUND
The case underlying this attorney’s fee litigation is an action alleging the violation of First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of two District of…
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