Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. City of Augusta
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 9, 2009No. CV-04-32-B-WPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
Freedom has a price. The Plaintiffs were successful in a lawsuit against the city of Augusta, and the First Circuit declared unconstitutional several significant provisions of the City’s parade ordinance. The Plaintiffs claim from the City a total of $121,751.44: $135,751.44 in attorney fees and expenses for their success on the merits, and an additional $6,000 for their pursuit of this award of attorney fees. Using historic instead of 2008 hourly rates, subtracting fees and expenses attributable to issues on which they did…
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