Legal Opinion
Betty J. Ashley v. Atlantic Richfield Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 11, 1986No. 85-1310PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the second order of the district court denying appellant’s application for attorney's fees under the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, after settlement on the merits of her claim of employment discrimination on the basis of race. For the reasons set forth below we will reverse and remand to the district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Betty J. Ashley was employed by Atlantic Richfield Company (“Arco”) from August 2, 1976 to March 2, 1983, at which time she was…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- 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
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by73 opinions
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. And Friends of the Earth, in 86-5927 v. At & T Bell Laboratories, in 86-5895Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Ensley Branch, N.A.A.C.P. Donald Nixon William Moss Alvin Mahaffey, Jr., Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117 Birmingham Association of City Employees, Intervenors v. George Seibels, Individually and as Mayor of the City of Birmingham, John W. Martin Major Florence Ida McGruder Sam Coar, Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117 Birmingham Association of City Employees Billy Gray, Intervenors v. City of Birmingham George C. Seibels, Jr. Mayor of Birmingham Jefferson County Personnel Board, United States of America, Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117, Intervenors, Robert K. Wilks James A. Bennett Floyd E. Click James D. Morgan Joel Alan Day, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants v. Jefferson County, City of Birmingham and George G. SeibelsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Dillard v. City of GreensboroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- Daggett v. KimmelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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