Legal Opinion
Bryant v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 6, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-679PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Florence Bryant, the prevailing party in a tax refund suit, seeks allowance of attorney’s fees against the United States pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, as amended by the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Award Act of 1976, P.L. 94-559. The portion of the Act relevant to tax cases provides:
“[I]n any civil action or proceeding, by or on behalf of the United States of America, to enforce, or charging a violation of, a provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the court, in its discretion, may allow…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bryan M. Patzkowski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Holcomb v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1978
- In Re KlineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
3Cited by3 opinions
- John G. Holcomb and Ruth E. Holcomb v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Steven M. Kipperman and Stephanie Kipperman v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Fontneau v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1981