Barbara Polk v. New York State Department of Correctional Services, a State Agency

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1983-11-25

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NEWMAN, Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Northern District of New York (Howard G. Munson, Chief Judge) awarding attorney’s fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (Supp. V 1981). The successful plaintiff to whom fees were awarded contends that the District Judge erred in calculating a fee based on the prev…

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