Legal Opinion

Palmetto Properties, Inc. And Gregory A. Schirmer v. County of Dupage and Joseph E. Birkett

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 9, 2004No. 03-2174PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case raises a question about an award of attorney’s fees to a “prevailing party” under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (2000). After the underlying claims, which challenged the constitutionality of both state and local adult-entertainment zoning regulations, were disposed of through dismissals, partial summary judgments, a repeal of the relevant portion of the local statute, and a final dismissal for mootness, the district court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. Background

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3Cited by31 opinions

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