People Against Police Violence v. City of Pittsburgh

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that \relief on the merits achieved in the form of a preliminary injunction can confer `prevailing party' status\
• holding that a plaintiff does not become a prevailing party “solely because his lawsuit causes a voluntary change in the defendant’s conduct”
• concluding that “relief on the merits achieved in the form of a preliminary injunction.can confer ‘prevailing party’ status”
• holding plaintiffs entitled to attorney’s fees in Section 1983 action where district court directed city to provide parade permit and parade occurred as originally planned
• concluding that case was not moot because the complaint included allegations of “a long history of unconstitutional conduct under the ordinance” and City’s initial proposals to amend “gave the Court cause for concern” that the unconstitutional behavior would persist
• explaining that “a settlement agreement enforced through a consent decree can serve as the basis for an award of attorneys’ fees”

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