Legal Opinion
Rateree v. Rockett
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 24, 1987No. 85 C 4700PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
This opinion deals with a post-judgment dispute in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) — a dispute as to plaintiffs’ right to recover attorney’s fees as part of costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (“Section 1988”). Because this Court has explained the nature and background of the underlying action itself in an earlier published opinion (630 F.Supp. 763 (N.D.Ill.1986) 1 ), this opinion will assume familiarity with that background and proceed directly to the consideration of the current motion.
For current purposes, the relevant…
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