Legal Opinion
Mary Jones v. Amalgamated Warbasse Houses, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 14, 1983No. 14, Docket 83-7181PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
This case requires us to decide the extent of a district court’s discretion to modify an agreement as to attorneys’ fees, otherwise awardable under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, which has been submitted to the court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e) for approval as part of a proposed settlement of a class action civil rights suit. Plaintiffs Mary Jones and other class representatives appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Thomas C. Platt, J., 97 F.R.D. 355, approving in all respects a negotiated settlement of their housing…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Maher v. GagneSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In Re Warner Communications Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Findley v. Blinken (In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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