Legal Opinion
Vollmer v. Dowling
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered on or about March 1, 1995, which granted petitioner’s motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 USC § 1988, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
On facts in all significant respects identical to those in Matter of Thomasel v Perales (78 NY2d 561, 567), respondent does not dispute that petitioner was a prevailing party on her 42 USC § 1983 claim for restoration of her full Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Food Stamps benefits pending an administrative fair hearing. However, respondent urges a point assertedly not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- City of St. Louis v. PraprotnikSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Town of Orangetown v. MageeNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Thomasel v. PeralesNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re the Estate of TomeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Miller v. DeBuonoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Auguste v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997