Legal Opinion
Felder v. Foster
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David O. Boehm, J.
This motion for attorney’s fees is brought by the plaintiffs pursuant to section 1988 of title 42 of the United States Code following an action prosecuted under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (US Code, tit 42, § 1983). Section 1988, known as the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, provides that a court may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to a party who has prevailed in designated civil rights actions, including ones brought under section 1983.
In prior proceedings, the plaintiffs obtained an order determining that certain named Monroe County…
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