Legal Opinion
New York v. 11 Cornwell Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 16, 1983No. Nos. 1371, 1781, Dockets 82-7084, 82-7182PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
We granted rehearing en banc to consider the narrow but nonetheless important issue whether a state that prevails as a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought pursuant to a federal civil rights statute is eligible for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. V 1981). The issue arises on a cross-appeal by the State of New York from that portion of a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Jacob Mishler, Judge), entered November 23, 1981, that denied the State an attorney’s fee.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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