Legal Opinion
Helen H. REYNOLDS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Patrick F. COOMEY Et Al., Defendants, Appellees
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 5, 1978No. 77-1359PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This ease involves the award of attorney’s fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k).
In any action or proceeding under this subchapter the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the Commission or the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs, and the Commission and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person.
Plaintiff, a black female employed by the federal government, brought an individual employment discrimination suit pursuant to the 1972 Amendments to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mitchell G. King, Jr. v. Milton GreenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Daily v. ZurcherDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1974
- The Stanford Daily v. James Zurcher, Individually and as Chief of Police of the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Kenneth T. Rainey, Cross v. Jackson State College, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by60 opinions
- 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
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rohrmoos Venture, Eric Langford, Dan Basso, and Tobin Grove v. Utsw DVA Healthcare, LlpTexas Supreme Court · 2019
- In Re PrimusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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