Legal Opinion
McDonald v. McCarthy
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 27, 1992No. 91-1859PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a plaintiff who prevailed in a civil rights action in the district court and successfully defended the judgment in its original appeal to the court of appeals. The question presented in this appeal is whether this plaintiff is foreclosed from obtaining an award of attorneys’ fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for the successful defense of the district court judgment in the court of appeals, when the court of appeals affirmed the district court judgment with a direction pursuant to Fed.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Marek v. ChesnySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- John S. Terket v. Harold LundCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Bell v. United Princeton Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Farmington Dowel Products Co. v. Forster Mfg. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Eaves v. County Of Cape MayCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Tung Mung Development Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
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