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· 11/7/1980

Aware Woman Clinic, Inc. And Randall B. Whitney, M. D. v. City of Cocoa Beach, Florida

Citations

  • 629 F.2d 1146
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 12468

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  • holding that special circumstances do not exist simply because the burden of attorney's fees will fall on taxpayers
  • holding that impact of fees award on taxpayers is not a “special circumstance” for purposes of § 1988
  • “Although we have discretion to award costs and fees arising out of an appeal to this court, considerations of judicial economy call for the district court to determine the total award in this case.”

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Judges: Hill, Fay, Anderson

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