Legal Opinion
Monica Raab v. City of Ocean City NJ
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 15, 2016No. 15-2127, 15-2147PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAGARES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Monica Raab and defendant City of Ocean City, New Jersey (“Ocean City”) both appeal the District Court’s denial of their motions for attorney’s fees. Raab argues that she is a “prevailing plaintiff,” for purposes of attorney’s fee eligibility under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, in her civil suit against defendant Ocean City po lice officer Jessie Ruch. At issue in Raab’s appeal is whether a settling plaintiff in a civil rights action can be a “prevailing party” where the district court sua sponte entered a dismissal order incorporating .and retaining jurisdiction…
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