Legal Opinion
COUNTY EXEC., PRINCE GEO'S CTY. v. Doe
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 20, 1984No. 140, September Term, 1982PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The issue in this case concerns the circumstances under which a Maryland court may award an attorney’s fee under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 when a party, in seeking particular relief, relies both on state law, under which an award of an attorney’s fee is not authorized, and on a federal statute, where an attorney’s fee is recoverable under § 1988, and prevails upon the state law ground. 1
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In County Exec., Prince Geo’s Co. v. Doe, 291 Md. 676, 436 A.2d 459 (1981) (hereafter referred to as County Executive I), this Court held that an executive order promulgated by the County Executive of…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by32 opinions
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