Legal Opinion
Pilkington v. Bevilacqua
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 20, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-0190PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
As directed by the First Circuit Court of Appeals in its remand of this case, 632 F.2d 922 (1st Cir. 1980) the fees awarded by this Court to plaintiff’s counsel pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, C.A. No. 77-0190, Oct. 30, 1979, are reconsidered with “heightened sensitivity [in order to insure] a full and searching review of all elements entering into a proposed fee award of [a] recent former clerk(s)” 632 F.2d at 924.
The original action brought by the plaintiff alleged that the termination of his employment infringed his rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchell G. King, Jr. v. Milton GreenblattCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- John Furtado v. Harold BishopCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Louise LAMPHERE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BROWN UNIVERSITY Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Robert J. Pilkington v. Joseph J. BevilacquaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Pilkington v. BevilacquaDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United Nuclear Corp. v. CannonDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- Brule v. SouthworthDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1982