Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District v. Arthur R. Pontarelli, Commissioner of Education for Rhode Island

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• noting victory in a civil rights suit is typically a practical, rather than a strictly legal matter
• where § 1983 action halted under Pullman for certification of issue of Rhode Island law to state supreme court, and state court's resolution mooted § 1983 claim, attorney's fees properly awarded for hours spent on state court proceedings
• where 1983 action halted under Pullman for certification of issue of Rhode Island law to state supreme court, and state court's resolution mooted 1983 claim, attorney's fees properly awarded for hours spent on state court proceedings
• where 1983 <br>action halted under Pullman for certification of issue of Rhode <br>Island law to state supreme court, and state court's resolution <br>mooted 1983 claim, attorney's fees properly awarded for hours <br>spent on state court proceedings

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