Legal Opinion
Carbana v. Cruz
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 25, 1984No. Civ. 83-0929 HLPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
On July 10, 1984, this Court filed its Opinion and Order dismissing plaintiffs pro se complaint, predicated on alleged civil rights violations. 588 F.Supp. 80. Because plaintiffs claim was frivolous and groundless, as well as unreasonable in the light of prior litigation involving the same issues, both in the insular and federal courts, in the sound exercise of the discretion afforded by the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Award Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, 1 the Court ruled that defendants were entitled, as prevailing parties, to an award of attorney’s fees.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Burnett v. GrattanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- In re Colton FontánSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2001
- United States v. CohenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1986
- Alvarado Morales v. Digital Equipment Corp.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1988
- Te-Ta-Ma Truth Foundation-Family of Uri, Inc. v. World Church of the CreatorDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
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