Legal Opinion
Baker v. American Broadcasting Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 20, 1984No. CV 82-2226PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Defendant, American Broadcasting Company moves for attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, following judgment for ABC after a non-jury trial. Because the plaintiff’s claim was neither frivolous nor vexatious, the motion for fees is denied. The motion exposed a serious defect in the court’s rules governing attorneys appointed from our Pro Bono Panel. For the reasons stated below, the rules have been modified to give greater protection to lawyers who generously donate their services to assist poor people in our court. The case reveals some basic…
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