Legal Opinion
Julius C. Henry, Cross-Appellees v. Glenn D. Webermeier and Garden Village, Inc., Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1984No. 83-2228, 83-2349PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
These appeals bring up to us a number of interesting questions relating to the calculation of attorneys’ fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The underlying case is a class action on behalf of people harmed as a result of housing discrimination in an area of Beloit, Wisconsin known as Garden Village. Defendant Webermeier (the corporate defendant is his alter ego) is a builder and real estate broker in Garden Village who, according to the complaint, tried with considerable success to prevent black people from moving into the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Martha Johnson and Delores J. Ceballos, Etc. v. University College of the University of Alabama in Birmingham George W. Campbell, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by130 opinions
- William McNabola v. Chicago Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Continental Illinois Securities Litigation v. Continental Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Heiar v. Crawford CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Craig Garbie v. Daimler Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Robert J. Downes v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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