Legal Opinion
Brown v. Unified School District No. 501
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 21, 1995No. T-316PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This case is now before the court upon plaintiffs’ motion and supplemental motion for attorneys’ fees and costs.
As defendant concedes, the controversy over plaintiffs’ motions is not whether plaintiffs recover their attorneys’ fees and costs, but how much should be recovered. A prevailing party in a case brought under federal civil rights law is entitled to recover his or her reasonable attorney’s fees. 42 U.S.C. § 1988; Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 429, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1937, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983). It is undisputed that plaintiffs are a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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