Legal Opinion
Brown v. Bathke
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1978No. 78-1186PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Barbara Jean Brown appeals from an order of the District Court, awarding Brown attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Brown contends that the District Court erred in two respects: first, by awarding Brown fees for only that time spent by Brown’s counsel on that issue on which Brown ultimately .prevailed; and, second, by failing to fully compensate Brown for time which her counsel spent in related proceedings before a state administrative agency and in state court. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Brown, a…
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