Legal Opinion
Searcey v. Crim
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 12, 1988No. Civ. A. 1:84-CV-751-MHSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHOOB, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 now move for an award of attorney fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. 1 Plaintiffs have filed an itemized request for fees with supporting documents and affidavits. For the reasons stated below, plaintiffs’ motion will be granted. Plaintiffs will be awarded $99,581.90 in attorney fees and expenses.
In response to plaintiffs’ motion, defendants make several concessions that narrow the issues to be decided by the Court. Defendants acknowledge that plaintiffs are the prevailing parties in this action 2 and agree that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- 38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 35 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,817 Thomas S. Jones, Cross-Appellee v. Central Soya Company, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Jewel King v. Shirley S. McCord Individually and D/B/A McCord GroceryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by2 opinions
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