Legal Opinion
Naprstek Ex Rel. Naprstek v. City of Norwich
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1977No. 75-CV-41PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacMAHON, District Judge. *
Counsel for plaintiffs applied for a discretionary award of attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (as amended October 19, 1976). We denied the application, without prejudice to a motion for rehearing upon submission of appropriate briefs on the matter. We grant plaintiffs’ counsel’s motion for rehearing and, upon reconsideration, we adhere to our original decision denying the application, for the reasons stated herein.
Plaintiffs brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking to declare unconstitutional and enjoin further enforcement of a curfew ordinance of…
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