Legal Opinion
Amico v. New Castle County
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided February 11, 1987No. Civ. A. 82-513 CMWPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.
The Court must decide whether to award attorneys’ fees to a party that successfully challenged, on First Amendment grounds, a county ordinance that, among other things, forbade the construction of an “adult entertainment center” proximate to residential areas.
The precise question presented today is whether this Court may award attorneys’ fees when the party submitting the fee request fails to comply with a deadline established by local rules. The Court will grant plaintiff’s motion for fees. 1
An ancillary question is whether the Court may adjust a…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Safety Components, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
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- Urban League v. Mayor and CouncilSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Central Delaware Branch of the National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) v. City of DoverDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- Coalition to Save Our Children v. State Board of Education of DelawareDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1995
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