Legal Opinion
Raja v. Burns
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 1, 2022No. 21-945PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
21-945 Raja v. Burns In the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit ______________ August Term, 2021 (Argued: February 18, 2022 Decided: August 1, 2022) Docket No. 21-945 ______________ RIZWAN RAJA, Plaintiff-Appellant, – v. – JOHN W. BURNS, CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendants-Appellees. ______________ Before: CALABRESI, CARNEY, and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges. Rizwan Raja appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York awarding him attorney’s fees under
42 U.S.C. § 1988
in an amount substantially less than he sought. After Raja prevailed…
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