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Rourke v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 18, 1997PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Cross appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Keegan, J.), entered October 10, 1996 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, granted petitioner’s application pursuant to 42 USC § 1988 for an award of counsel fees.
Having prevailed on his petition seeking relief for respondents’ violation of his civil rights (201 AD2d 179), petitioner moved for counsel fees pursuant to 42 USC § 1988 and CPLR article 86. Because Supreme Court did not spell out how it arrived at the counsel fee award it made of $25,000, this Court remitted the matter for…
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