Legal Opinion
Walters v. City of Atlanta
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided November 4, 1985No. Civ. A. 83-1432aPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SHOOB, District Judge.
Plaintiff Dennis A. Walters, Jr., the prevailing party in this employment discrimination action, 1 has moved for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988, 2000e-5(k) and has submitted an itemized request in accordance with L.R. 270-1(4), N.D.Ga. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s motion is granted and plaintiff is awarded $71,548.36 for attorney’s fees and expenses.
Absent “special circumstances,” a prevailing plaintiff in a Title VII action is entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees. Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, 390 U.S. 400,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
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