Legal Opinion
Swicker v. William Armstrong & Sons, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 17, 1980No. Civ. A. 76-1999PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
VanARTSDALEN, District Judge.
Pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fee Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, plaintiff seeks attorneys’ fees incurred in the successful litigation of this civil rights action. He brought the action in 1976 against his employers, alleging racial discrimination in his firing. His attorney at the time, Helen Cutner, filed the complaint, basing the claim solely upon Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. Thereafter, she conducted discovery, responded to a defense motion for summary judgment, and completed most…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Hughes v. RepkoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Odessa CARRION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Cunningham v. City of McKeesportCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Jungkurth v. Eastern Financial Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re Metro Transportation Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
- Staten v. Housing Authority Of The City Of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Cunningham v. City Of MckeesportCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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