Legal Opinion
Romberg v. Nichols
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1992No. Nos. 90-56125, 91-55012PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury awarded the Rombergs nominal damages of one dollar each in their civil rights action against six Los Angeles police officers. The question before us now is whether that victory is too insignificant to deem the Rombergs a “prevailing party” for purposes of recovering attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, in light of the Supreme Court’s intervening decision in Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland Independent School District, 489 U.S. 782, 109 S.Ct. 1486, 103 L.Ed.2d 866 (1989).1 We conclude that it is not. We therefore affirm the district court’s judgment to award fees. We also…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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