Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kenneth Balk & Associates, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Missouri

Decided January 10, 1986No. 84-1959C(1)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

NANGLE, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the Court on the motion of defendant Kenneth Balk and Associates, Inc. (KBA) for an award of attorney’s fees as part of costs under § 706(k) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k) (1982). That section provides as follows:

In any action or proceeding under this subchapter the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the Commission or the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs, and the Commission and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
Ben ALLEN Et Al., Appellants, v. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 788, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
Wilson v. Continental Mfg. Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kenneth Balk & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987