Legal Opinion
Antonia Paris v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 1993No. 92-1763PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This case requires that we decide whether a party who loses on the only litigated claim, but achieves the relief sought as a result of intervening congressional action prior to a ruling by the district court on the remaining grounds in the complaint, can nevertheless recover attorney’s fees. We hold that, in appropriate cases, the district court may award attorney’s fees. Because we find this to be such a case, we reverse the district court ruling to the contrary, and remand for action consistent with this opinion.
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BACKGROUND 1
Appellants, a group of very low income…
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