Legal Opinion
National Ass'n v. Civiletti
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 26, 1979No. Nos. 78-1639, 78-2039PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior District Judge LARSON.
Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
LARSON, Senior District Judge:
The above-captioned cases are consolidated on appeal because both raise the same central issue — that is, whether the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, permits an award of fees against the United States. After careful deliberation, we conclude that the Awards Act does not operate as a waiver of sovereign immunity in this context. Therefore, as to the award of attorney’s fees by the' courts below, we reverse.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
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