Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Maloney
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 21, 1977No. Civ. A. 4736PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, District Judge:
The plaintiffs in this case have demonstrated at trial that a reapportionment ordinance of the City of Wilmington violated the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution. See Cohen, et al. v. Maloney, et al., 410 F.Supp. 1147 (D.Del.1976). They now seek an award of attorney’s fees against some of the individual defendants pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19737 (e):(e) In any action or proceeding to enforce the voting guarantees of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment,' the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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