Legal Opinion
LaRouche v. Kezer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 29, 1994No. 899, Docket 93-7875PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RESTANI, Judge:
The question presented is whether civil rights plaintiffs who lose their appeal on the merits may nevertheless “prevail” for the purposes of an- award of .attorney’s fees, if they succeed in obtaining a stay and injunction pending appeal. We hold that such plaintiffs are not prevailing parties. Therefore, we reverse the district court’s award of attorney’s ■ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. III 1991).
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs-appellees Lyndon H. LaRouehe, Jr.-and Eugene McCarthy (“appellees”) have both long so'ught to be elected to the presidency of the United States. . McCarthy…
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