Legal Opinion
Carter v. Rhode Island, Department of Corrections
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 29, 1998No. 93-0447-TPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
The defendants seek attorneys’ fees for defending what this Court previously found to be a frivolous suit. The issue presented is whether, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988(b) and 2000e-5(k), the “reasonable attorney’s fee” awarded to government defendants who are represented by salaried government lawyers should be calculated in accordance with the lodestar method that reflects prevailing market rates for such services, or, alternatively, whether it should be based upon the salaries of the defendants’ lawyers. I find that the lodestar method applies and,…
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