Legal Opinion
Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public Welfare
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 26, 1983No. Civ. A. 72-2272PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUYETT, District Judge.
Before me is the plaintiffs’ petition for attorneys’ fees and costs. The petition seeks an award of fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorneys’ Fees Award Act (Fees Act), 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The defendants dispute whether the plaintiffs are prevailing parties within the meaning of the Fees Act. In addition, the defendants challenge the amount of fees sought by David Ferleger, counsel for the plaintiff class, and Herbert B. Newberg, who prepared the fee petition. For the reasons stated below, I conclude that the plaintiffs have prevailed in part within…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Parham v. J. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Alexander Kahan, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lewis RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Kremens v. BartleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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- Black Grievance Committee v. Philadelphia Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- George S. Jonas v. Edward J. Stack, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary Of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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