Legal Opinion
Colleen Baer v. First Options of Chicago, Incorporated, Appeal of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C. v. James R. Antoniono
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 27, 1995No. 95-1409PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Attorneys James Antoniono and Paul Strauss dispute the ownership of over $42,-000 in attorney’s fees earned during then-representation of a Title VII plaintiff. The district court, in its approval of a settlement in the underlying Title VII litigation, ordered that the contested fees be deposited with the clerk of the court pending resolution of this dispute. The matter was referred to a magistrate judge who conducted a hearing and recommended that the fees be awarded to Mr. Strauss. The district court did not accept the magistrate’s recommendation and instead awarded…
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