Legal Opinion
Hartmann v. Gaffney
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided September 15, 1977No. 4-71 Civ. 127PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MILES W. LORD, District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for an order awarding reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to plaintiff’s attorneys. The motion is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, Sec. 2, The Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976.
Defendants, through their respective attorneys, the Hennepin County Attorney and the Minnesota Attorney General, oppose the motion on the grounds that plaintiff was not a “prevailing party” for purposes of the statute and that, assuming arguendo plaintiff is a “prevailing party,” the statute should not be…
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