Legal Opinion
Bernstein Ex Rel. Bernstein v. Menard
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 15, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0714-RPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARRINER, District Judge.
A number of briefs, motions, and affidavits are before the Court pertaining to defendants’ entitlement to counsel fees and the amount thereof. The Court has heretofore found that this lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was vexatious and frivolous. Bernstein v. Menard, 557 F.Supp. 90 (E.D.Va.1982). A student band section leader who had no authority over plaintiff purported to demote plaintiff from first trumpet to second trumpet in the high school band. The bandmaster, instead of ascertaining that the demotion had been made without authority, meted out…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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