Legal Opinion
Annabelle Lipsett v. Gumersindo Blanco
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 23, 1992No. 91-2152PublishedCited by 279 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In what promises to be the last trek of a long safari of a case, we are asked to ascertain whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding $678,425.25 to the prevailing plaintiff under the Fees Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1988). Finding that the bestowal of attorneys’ fees was overgenerous in certain respects, we reduce the award.
1. OVERVIEW
Because the merits of this case are no longer in issue and appellants concede that the plaintiff prevailed, we need not rehearse the facts. Rather, we offer an overview of what has transpired to date, referring the reader who…
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