Legal Opinion
Cortes-Reyes v. Salas-Quintana
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 16, 2011No. Civil No. 02-1129(SEC)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, Senior District Judge.
The above-captioned plaintiffs (“Plaintiffs”) prevailed in this civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the Court is their renewed motion for attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) (Docket # 311). Defendants opposed the motion (Docket # 321), and Plaintiffs filed a reply (Docket # 325). For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Procedural Background
Plaintiffs are thirty-six former ranger cadets of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental…
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