Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Manning
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 22, 1996No. Civil No. 3:95CV00419 (PCD)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
DORSEY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs move for attorney’s fees after accepting defendant’s offer of judgment. Defendant’s offer was made pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 68, which allows “a party defending against a claim ... [to] offer [that] judgment ... be taken against [him] for the money ... specified in the offer.”
Defendant offered judgment “in the amount of ... $10,000.00.” The offer made no mention of attorney’s fees. Plaintiffs’ acceptance stated: “[u]nder the case law for the wording of defendant’s Offer, plaintiffs’ attorneys [sic] fees ... are to be awarded by…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Collins v. Minnesota School of Business, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
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- Rule v. TobinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998
- Foster v. Kings Park Central School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
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