Legal Opinion
Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 1986No. 84-1288PublishedCited by 480 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 (Fees Act) provides that “the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party ... a reasonable attorney’s fee” in *720enumerated civil rights actions. 90 Stat. 2641, 42 U. S. C. § 1988. In Maher v. Gagne, 448 U. S. 122 (1980), we held that fees may be assessed against state officials after a case has been settled by the entry of a consent decree. In this case, we consider the question whether attorney’s fees must be assessed when the case has been settled by a consent decree granting prospective relief to the plaintiff class but…
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