Legal Opinion

Lesniewski v. Kamin (In Re Lesniewski)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 2000No. 19-10290PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DIANE WEISS SIGMUND, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court is the Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney’s Fees (the “Motion”) incurred in connection with the above captioned adversary proceeding which raised violations of 11 U.S.C. §§ 524 and 525 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Fees in the amount of $7,257 are sought by debtor Theresa Les-niewski (“Plaintiff’) as the “prevailing party” pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. With the exception of the claim for attorney’s fees, the adversary proceeding was resolved by a consent order approved on October 21, 1999. The defendants C. Richard Kamin and John J. Farmer…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lenke v. Tischler (In Re Lenke)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 2000
  2. Beck v. Gold Key Lease, Inc. (In Re Beck)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2002
  3. Stephens v. Board of Regents of University of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
  4. Walls v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.District Court, E.D. California · 2000
  5. Zimmerman v. BellowsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2013

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