Legal Opinion
Michael Romberg Debra Romberg v. Robert Nichols Dennis Lazzari Hugh Lloyd Benito Jurado Thomas Laing
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1995No. 93-56296PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
When a jury returns a plaintiffs verdict in a civil rights case in the amount of one dollar, must the court also award the plaintiff attorney’s fees?
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In late December 1983, Michael and Debra Romberg filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several Los Angeles sheriffs deputies and against the County of Los Angeles itself. The Rombergs alleged, among other things, that the deputies had violated their constitutional rights by not obtaining a search warrant before entering their home in response to a call about a domestic disturbance in 1982. 1 The Rombergs sought $2…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- William A. Wilcox v. City of RenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Romberg v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Romberg v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Juan Manuel Morales v. City of San Rafael and Daniel HulettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Maria Morales v. Sonya FryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Stivers v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Steve Klein v. City of Laguna BeachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- John A. Hyde v. Daniel Small and Bill HedgepathCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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