Legal Opinion
Clark v. Township of Falls
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 22, 1989No. Nos. 89-1352, 89-1378PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether an attorney may be entitled to an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 when we have reversed the jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff but the plaintiff claims he achieved one of the benefits he sought by the litigation through a post-trial out-of-court settlement of one issue. Appellant/cross-appellee David Clark brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that the appellees/cross-appellants, James Kett-ler, Charles Chimera, and the Township of Falls, had violated his rights under the…
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