Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Louisiana Department of Health & Human Resources
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 3, 1986No. 85-1500PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1981, petitioner filed a civil rights action against respondents. Respondents moved to dismiss, and the District Court dismissed the action in its entirety. Petitioner filed, and then abandoned, an appeal. Respondents then moved in the District Court for an award of attorney’s fees on the ground that petitioner had filed his action in bad faith. The court granted the motion and awarded respondents fees amounting to some $19,000. Petitioner filed a timely motion to alter or amend the judgment, as authorized by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). The District Court held a hearing on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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