Calhoun v. Forester

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ZIEGLER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have moved for an interim award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursu*293ant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Plaintiffs assert that they are the prevailing parties in a civil rights action and that the litigation was a material factor in obtaining the relief that they sought. Plaintiffs seek $36,600 in attorneys’ fees from the City of Pittsburgh Magistrates (City Magistrates). Plaintiffs originally sought $45,100 but the Allegheny County defendants agreed to pay $8,500 in attorneys’ fees. Plaintiffs seek the remainder of the fees from the City of Pittsburgh…