Legal Opinion
Dorothy Gautreaux v. The Chicago Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 1982No. 81-2223PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*603CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This appeal is a byproduct of the celebrated Gautreaux case, whose complexities and history are summarized in Gautreaux v. Landrieu, 523 F.Supp. 665, 667-669 (N.D.Ill.1981). The issue here is relatively narrow: the propriety of an interim award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 to Alexander Polikoff as the representative of counsel for the plaintiff class.1 District Judge Crowley ordered the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to pay $375,375 for more than 3,000 hours of work between 1965 and 1980.2 Gautreaux v. Landrieu, 523 F.Supp. 684 (N.D.Ill.1981). On appeal CHA…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Burgess v. Premier Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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- Gautreaux v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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