Legal Opinion
Glover v. Johnson
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 3, 1982No. Civ. A. 77-71229PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION GRANTING AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES
FEIKENS, Chief Judge.
The attorneys for plaintiffs have petitioned the court for an award of fees in the amount of $108,315.00 and of costs in the amount of $2,227.19 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976. This Act states, in part, that:
In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of sections 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1986 of this title .. . the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.
Background
Mary Glover is…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- New York City Transit Authority v. BeazerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Northcross v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Klinger v. Nebraska Department of Correctional ServicesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1993
- Preston v. ThompsonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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