Legal Opinion
Hamer v. County of Lake
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1987No. 86-2485PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Judge. •~ ircrn
The plaintiffs, Paul and June Hamer, and their attorneys, Jack Uretsky and Marshall Patner, challenge the award of attorney's fees and expenses entered against them pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in this civil rights action for review of state tax assessment procedures. For the reasons stated below, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.
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In the interests of comity and federalism, district court jurisdiction over state tax matters is dependent upon a finding that the applicable state procedures of review do not satisfy the…
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