Legal Opinion

Gagne v. Maher

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 9, 1979No. 503, Docket 78-7414PublishedCited by 168 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

This case raises interesting questions regarding application of the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 (Fees Act), which amended 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Defendant Edward W. Maher, Commissioner of Social Services of the State of Connecticut, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 455 F.Supp. 1344 (1978), Chief Judge T. Emmet Clarie, awarding attorneys’ fees of $3,012.19 to the Legal Aid Society of Hartford County, Inc., the attorneys for plaintiff Virginia Gagne, to be paid by appellant Commissioner in his…

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