Legal Opinion
Wabasha v. Solem
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 7, 1984No. CIV79-4064PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
NICHOL, Senior District Judge.
This action involves an application on behalf of the plaintiffs for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1988. Plaintiffs premised their application for attorneys’ fees upon the judgment filed by this Court on February 18, 1983. Plaintiffs’ application presented the following issues: (1) whether the plaintiffs were “prevailing parties” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983; and (2) if the plaintiffs were prevailing parties, what constitutes a “reasonable fee” under the circumstances?
Resolving these issues requires an…
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