Legal Opinion
Maria Difilippo and Raina Difilippo, by Her Mother and Next Friend Maria Difilippo, Cross-Appellees v. Tullio Morizio, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 5, 1985No. 814, 815, Dockets 84-7729, 84-7751PublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, by their attorneys Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc., appeal the award of $13,253.73 in attorney’s fees under the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Award Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982) by Judge Cabranes, resulting from a 50 percent reduction of the lodestar amount. Defendant cross-appeals from the award of attorney’s fees. We reverse and remand.
Background
This appeal and cross-appeal from the award of attorney’s fees arises out of a successful housing discrimination lawsuit brought by Maria DiFilippo and her daughter Raina.
We first summarize the facts of the…
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