Legal Opinion
Williams v. New York City Housing Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 27, 1997No. 81 Civ. 1801(RJW)PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Diedre Williams (“Williams”), et al., have filed an application, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for attorney’s fees in the amount of $543,183.50. For the reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiffs are awarded $383,457.37 in attorney’s fees.
BACKGROUND
Under the Section 8 program, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f, defendant New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) provides rental subsidies to landlords on behalf of indigent tenants. On March 26, 1981, plaintiff Williams brought this action for injunctive relief to challenge on procedural due process grounds NYCHA’s…
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