Legal Opinion
Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D.C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 4, 1994No. 21865, 24398, 24415 and 24428PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
2Per curiam
Petitioners’ attorneys request rehearing and clarification of the opinion entered in Democratic Central Committee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, 12 F.3d 269 (D.C.Cir.1994). Their contention is that this Court violated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by refusing to abide by provisions for attorneys’ fees contained within a compromise agreement 1 tentatively approved by a court order before the case was finished. However, this being a common fund case, the attorneys’ fees…
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