Legal Opinion
Bell v. Baltimore County, MD
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 31, 2008No. Civil CCB-07-305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CATHERINE C. BLAKE, District Judge.
Now pending is the plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs in this case involving a challenge to a Baltimore County zoning ordinance restricting the posting of certain political lawn signs. For the reasons that follow, fees in the amount of $67,789.50 and expenses in the amount of $1,742.17 will be awarded.
Preliminarily, it appears the parties agree on the standards for determining a reasonable fee award to a prevailing party under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. As summarized by this court:
The Supreme Court has held that “the proper first step in…
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