Legal Opinion

Jane L. v. Bangerter

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 2, 1995No. 93-4145PublishedCited by 166 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

The instant ease is the attorneys fees arm of the Jane L. v. Bangerter abortion litigation that has been moving through the federal courts since 1991. The district court awarded attorneys fees to plaintiffs, but in an amount dramatically less than that requested. The court also awarded attorneys fees to defendants. We reverse in part and remand for two primary reasons. First, we reversed many of the district court’s substantive decisions, altering plaintiffs’ overall success level. See Jane L. v. Bangerter, 61 F.3d 1493 (10th Cir.1995). Second, the district court abused…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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3Cited by166 opinions

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