Legal Opinion
Keith v. Volpe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1987No. 85-6591PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) appeals from the district court's order awarding supplemental attorney fees and expenses under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to the Center for Law in the Public Interest (Center). Keith v. Volpe, 643 F.Supp. 37 (C.D.Cal.1985). The Center is legal counsel for Ralph W. Keith, et al. (plaintiffs). The award of attorney fees was for work done by the Center monitoring Caltrans’ performance under, and assisting in the implementation of, a 1980 consent decree entered into by the parties to resolve plaintiffs’ 1972…
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