Legal Opinion
Palmer v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 7, 1984No. 82 C 2349PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
On November 18, 1983 (in the “Opinion,” 576 F.Supp. 252) this Court determined plaintiffs were entitled under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (“Section 1988”) to interim attorneys’ fees of $116,980.20, an amount later reduced (by a December 28 oral bench ruling) to $112,606.20. 1 In response to this Court’s invitation for the parties’ submissions as to the proper time for payment, the City of Chicago (“City”) opposes immediate payment, claiming:
1. Interim fee payments may be ordered only where a defendant’s liability on the merits is clearly established…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Reuben Palmer v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987