Legal Opinion
David v. AM International
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 24, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 89-5761PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff counsel’s motion for counsel fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 68. Defendant’s counsel opposes the fee petition and has also filed a motion for relief from judgment, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 60, claiming that a settlement agreed to by the parties'precludes the Court from awarding counsel fees. The history of this matter is straightforward.
Plaintiff Kenneth David brought this suit claiming that his discharge by defendant on November 23, 1987 violated his federal rights.…
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