Legal Opinion
Torres v. Sachs
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 6, 1975No. Nos. 73 Civ. 3928, 73 Civ. 695PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
STEWART, District Judge:
This court declared that counsel for plaintiffs were entitled to attorneys’ fees in two related cases, Torres v. Sachs, 73 Civ. 3921 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 16, 1975) (“Torres”) and Lopez v. Dinkins, 73 Civ. 695 (S.D.N.Y. March 27, 1975) (“Lopez”). Pending determination of the amount to be awarded, the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Wilderness Society v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., 421 U.S. 240, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975) (“Alyeska Pipeline”). In August of 1975, Congress amended § 14 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to permit a court, at its…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- South Carolina v. KatzenbachSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Katzenbach v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Keyes v. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1, DENVER, COLO.District Court, D. Colorado · 1977
- Williamsburg Fair Housing Committee v. Ross-Rodney Housing Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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