· 9/5/1985
CITY OF RIVERSIDE Et Al. v. RIVERA Et Al.
Citations
- 473 U.S. 1315
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- granting a stay of a lower court’s mandate to pay a sum of attorneys’ fees—awarded under a federal fee shifting statute—substantially larger than jury-awarded damages
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Judges: Rehnquist
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