Legal Opinion
Lang v. Gates
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1994No. 93-55185PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a plaintiff who first rejects a settlement offer may recover postoffer attorney’s fees when he later accepts the same offer.
I
In August 1988, Los Angeles police conducted a raid of Cheri and Henry Lang’s South Central Los Angeles home. In response, the Langs filed suit against Los An-geles Police Chief Daryl Gates, the City of Los Angeles, and various individual Los An-geles police officers, city officials, and government employees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Prior to trial, defendants made an offer of settlement for $600,000 plus reasonable…
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