Legal Opinion
Weisenberger v. Huecker
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1979No. Nos. 78-3008, 78-3009, 78-3012, 78-3013 and 78-3018PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
Defendants, administrators of the Kentucky welfare and unemployment insurance programs, appeal from an award of attorney’s fees in three cases arising from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Plaintiffs have cross-appealed in two of the cases from the district court’s denial of attorney’s fees for legal services performed in pursuit of fees. These appeals present three basic issues: whether the district court properly relied upon the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 19761 [hereinafter Act] as a basis for awarding…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by50 opinions
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