Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public Welfare

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1985-03-26

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OPINION OF THE COURT BECKER, Circuit Judge. These appeals require us to review a comprehensive award of counsel fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982) against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in a protracted civil rights case dealing with procedures for admitting mentally ill and mentally retarded juveniles to mental health facilities. Both sides appeal virtually all aspe…

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