Legal Opinion
Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington v. Landow
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1993No. Nos. 92-2425, 92-2426PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:
The Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington (the FHC) appeals the judgment of the district court awarding it only $20,000 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The FHC contends the district court abused its discretion by awarding such a small amount without first providing detailed findings. Nathan Landow and Landow & Company (Landow) cross appeal the attorneys’ fee award, arguing that the district court should have denied the FHC’s fee petition in its entirety because the FHC requested an…
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