Legal Opinion
Shadis v. Beal
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1982No. 81-2734PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether certain provisions of two contracts between the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (“PDPW”) and the Pennsylvania Legal Services Center (“PLSC”) and between PLSC and Community Legal Services (“CLS”), which prohibit CLS from requesting or accepting attorneys’ fees in suits against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or Commonwealth employees, are void as contrary to public policy. Having been successful in their case-in-chief,1 plaintiffs moved for an award of attorneys’ fees to their counsel,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Kounelis v. SherrerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2008
- Minnie Ann Hennigan v. Ouachita Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Ceglia v. SchweikerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1983
- Dorothy Gautreaux v. The Chicago Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Koster v. PeralesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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