Legal Opinion
NAACP, Detroit Branch v. Detroit Police Officers Ass'n
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 11, 1988No. 80-73693PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMORE, District Judge.
Absent action by the Court of Appeals,1 with this opinion, this Court closes the books on this long-going litigation that commenced in 1980.
Before the Court is a motion by Plaintiffs seeking a determination that they are entitled to reinstatement of an award of fees made by this Court in 19852, interest on that award, and a further award of fees for work done from the time of the District Court’s award to the present.
In making the award in 1985, the Court directed the payment of some $400,708.50 in attorney fees to Plaintiffs’ attorneys. It further ordered that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Joseph B. Williams and Leo Bazile v. Joseph L. AliotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Reuben Palmer v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Inez Martin, Henri Mae King v. Margaret HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Child v. SpillaneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Child v. SpillaneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989