Legal Opinion
Acevedo-Garcia v. Vera-Monroig
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided January 30, 2002No. Civil 97-2639(JP)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
PIERAS, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On December 20, 2001, the Court held a hearing wherein the issues of reinstatement and attorneys fees and costs were among the topics discussed. After hearing the arguments of both parties, the Court issued three rulings from the bench whereby it: 1) released Defendants from the Five Thousand Dollar ($5,000.00) sanction which was imposed upon them for the filing of a frivolous motion; 2) awarded Plaintiffs Ninety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($96,300.00) in attorneys’ fees and costs, and post-judgment interest at the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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