Legal Opinion
Lennie Crosby, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. William Bowling and Arthur F. Quern
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1982No. 81-2109PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The defendants-appellants challenge a district court order awarding $18,439.50 in attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1976). The fee award pertains to Crosby’s class-action suit, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) challenging certain federal and Illinois regulations concerning the Work Incentive (WIN) program established pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act. 1 That suit, which named both federal and state officials as defendants, resulted in issuance of a nation-wide permanent injunction against enforcement of the challenged…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United States v. Joel D. Davis, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Koster v. PeralesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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