Legal Opinion
T & D Video, Inc. v. City of Revere
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 27, 2007PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
Title 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) (2006) provides in part that a court may, in its discretion, award attorney’s fees to a “prevailing party,” other than the United States, in a proceeding to enforce a provision of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2006).3 In *1082001, the United States Supreme Court explained that a “prevailing party” is one who obtains a “judicially sanctioned change in the legal relationship of the parties,” and that “enforceable judgments on the merits” and “court-ordered consent decrees” may permit an award of attorney’s fees. Buckhannon Bd. & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dep’t of Health &…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Powell v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Sole v. WynerSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Haddad v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Costa v. Fall River Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Jones v. BoykanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- LaChance v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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