Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Donnelly
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 14, 2025No. 3:24-cv-00043Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN DIVISION PETER J. LYNCH : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 3:24-43 : ATTY KATHRYN ANNE DONNELLY, : ATTY TANISHA BAILEY-ROKA : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. March 14, 2025 Congress encourages parties to bring civil rights cases to enforce their constitutional rights by allowing federal courts to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing party. So, a lawyer can represent a person who sues to enforce a constitutional right but who otherwise could not afford her fees; the lawyer can recover their fees directly from defendants upon…
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