Legal Opinion
Brewster v. Dukakis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 16, 1982No. Civ. A. 76-4423-FPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on plaintiffs’ application for an interim award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. This statute provides that:
In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of [42 U.S.C. § 1983], the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party ... a reasonable attorney’s fees as a part of costs.
The plaintiffs’ attorneys have submitted extensive material purporting to summarize their efforts for the years 1976 to 1981. 1 Their total fee claim for these years exceeds 1.2 million. The defendants oppose the award of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- 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
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Spell v. McDanielDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1985
- David Brewster v. Michael S. Dukakis, David Brewster v. Michael S. DukakisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Duran v. CarruthersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- District of Columbia v. Jerry M.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Daggett v. KimmelmanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1985
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