CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge: The principal question presented on this appeal is whether the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1982), permits a lodestar award to be adjusted upward solely to account for the contingent nature of an attorney’s fee. Also before us is a cross-appeal that challenges the district court’s refusal to provide compensation for time spe…
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