Joseph N. Grano, Jr. v. Marion S. Barry, Mayor, District of Columbia, Oliver T. Carr, Jr.

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• holding that the plaintiffs, who sought to preserve a historic tavern, were prevailing parties for securing a preliminary injunction temporarily barring the tavern’s demolition, even though the tavern was eventually razed as a result of subsequent litigation
• answering the District of Columbia’s challenges to specific categories of fees despite remanding the fee calculation to the district court
• answering the District of Columbia's challenges to specific categories of fees despite remanding the fee calculation to the district court
• agreeing with district court's conclusion that plaintiffs were prevailing parties for attorneys' fees purposes under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in a subsequent appeal
• agreeing with district court’s conclusion that plaintiffs were prevailing parties for attorneys’ fees purposes under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in a subsequent appeal
• “The mootness of the subsequent appeal ... emphasizes, rather than detracts from, the practical substance of [the plaintiffs’] victory.”

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