Legal Opinion
Michel-Ramos v. Arroyo-Santiago
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 25, 2007No. Civil 04-2272 (PG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PÉREZ-GIMÉNEZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the prevailing party in the instant civil action, filed a petition for attorney’s fees (Docket No. 111). Defendant failed to oppose Plaintiffs motion. After carefully reviewing Plaintiffs unopposed request, as well as the applicable law, for the reasons set herein, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs motion, but reduces the amount requested.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Emmanuel Michel-Ramos filed the above-styled and captioned complaint on November 16, 2004, claiming damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as under Puerto Rico law, for a series of…
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