Shakman v. Democratic Organization

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Before the Court is the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment with respect to costs and partial summary judgment with respect to attorneys’ fees. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiffs’ motion with respect to costs is granted and their motion with respect to attorneys’ fees is granted in part and denied in part.

I. FACTS

This is a class action brought under the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985, challenging the patronage practices of the regular Democratic and Republican Party organizations in most of the Northern…