Legal Opinion
McDowell v. Moore
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided May 15, 1986No. Civ. A. C-C-85-0373-MPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SENTELLE, District Judge.
THIS MATTER was heard before the undersigned and a jury in a trial concluding April 11, 1986. Upon a verdict in favor of the individual defendants, this Court ordered the costs taxed against the plaintiff. Defendants now move for an award of attorney fees as a part of the costs herein, pursuant to Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1988. For the reasons set forth hereinafter, this motion will be allowed, though not in the full amount prayed by the defendants.
Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 1988 provides, in pertinent part, “The court, in its discretion,…
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