Legal Opinion
Rosa Torres v. Alice Sachs, Raymond S. Velez v. Patrick Cunningham, Juana Lopez v. David Dinkins
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1976No. 1033, 1034, Dockets 76-7002, 76-7072PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The municipal defendants appeal from an award by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles E. Stewart, Jr., Judge, of $23,252 in attorneys’ fees to successful plaintiffs in two voting rights class actions seeking bilingual school board and general election officials and materials. We find no error and affirm the judgment.
Appellants on this appeal attack neither the underlying voting rights judgment nor the entitlement of the successful plaintiffs to attorneys’ fees. They question rather the measure of allowable fees.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by103 opinions
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- Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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