Legal Opinion
Leo R. Fountila, Jr. v. Mary E. Carter
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1978No. 75-2685PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment and certain orders after judgment in a housing discrimination action brought, inter alia, under Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., also known as the Fair Housing Act, and under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1982. The case was tried to a jury at defendant’s request which, after a three-day trial, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding them actual damages in the amount of $1 and punitive damages in the amount of $5,000. Additionally, the court awarded attorneys’ fees to the…
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