Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. Cuyahoga County Welfare Dept.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided July 3, 1985No. C77-1280PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BATTISTI, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff on May 11, 1984 moved for reasonable attorney fees and legal expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988 and 2000e-5(k). Plaintiff states he is the prevailing party in the above-captioned action which sought to “vindicate the rights of Plaintiff under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended.” As of February 22, 1985, plaintiff’s counsel claimed he had expended 197 hours and incurred $237.20 in costs in this case.
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Plaintiff filed the complaint in the above action on December 20, 1977. On May 1, 1984, this Court issued a memorandum…
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