Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. Blum
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 7, 1983No. 74 Civ. 4994 (KTD)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:
Plaintiffs move herein for an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b). For the reasons that follow, plaintiffs’ motion is granted.
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PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 14, 1974, plaintiffs, on behalf of all limited English-speaking Hispanic persons, instituted suit in this court alleging that defendants’ failure to provide or require sufficient bilingual services in the administration of the City’s public assistance programs violated…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Schooner PeggySupreme Court of the United States · 1801
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Louisiana v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (Formerly U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Mendoza v. BlumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Grogg v. General Motors Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- LA Draper & Son v. WHEELABRATOR-FRYESupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants v. PierceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
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