Legal Opinion
Dennis J. Domegan v. Joseph Ponte, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 10, 1992No. 91-1625, 91-1753PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
After former inmate Dennis J. Domegan won a one dollar damage award in a civil rights action against certain Massachusetts corrections officials, the district court approved an attorney fee award against the defendants in the amount of $41,441.55 under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The defendant officials challenge the fee award primarily on the ground that Domegan cannot be considered a “prevailing party” in light of the results achieved in litigation. With modifications to the amount of the award, we affirm the district court judgment.
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BACKGROUND
On August 15, 1983, while imprisoned…
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