Legal Opinion
Dorothy C. Parker v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1977No. 76-1416PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from the District Court’s judgment1 requiring appellant to pay attorneys’ fees incurred by appellee. The only issue presented is whether in a suit brought by a federal employee under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2 — in which the employee is the “prevailing party”3 — a federal District Court has discretion to award attorneys’ fees that include compensation for legal services performed in connection with related administrative proceedings.
Our review of the statutory language, legislative history,4 case law, and relevant policy concerns…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by124 opinions
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 19, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,459 Alta Chrapliwy, and Cross-Appellees v. Uniroyal, Inc., a Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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