Legal Opinion
Beatrice Milwe v. Alfred E. Cavuoto
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1981No. 1421, Docket 81-7111PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
Beatrice Milwe appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Warren W. Eginton, J., denying her application for attorney’s .fees following her successful suit against various law enforcement officials of the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut for civil rights violations and pendent state law claims. Appellant’s request was made pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976 (the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The district judge, relying on our recent decision in Zarcone v. Perry, 581 F.2d 1039 (2d Cir. 1978), cert…
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