Legal Opinion
Sandra Fulps v. The City of Springfield, Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1983No. 82-5313PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Finding that a petition for attorney’s fees filed eight months after judgment in this civil rights action was untimely, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied the petition in its entirety. Appellants assert that the delay was reasonable under the circumstances. Appellees urge affirmance both on the ground relied upon by the District Court and because attorney’s fees were included in the offer of judgment made pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 68 which was accepted by appellants. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and…
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