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· 7/5/1983

Raul Espino, Jr., Etc. v. Raul Besteiro

Citations

  • 708 F.2d 1002
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 26083
  • 11 Educ. L. Rep. 806

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The discretion to deny § 1988 fees is . . . extremely narrow. Absent special circumstances that would render such an award unjust, a prevailing plaintiff should be awarded § 1988 fees as a matter of course.” (cleaned up)
  • describing the exception as \extremely limited\
  • describing the exception as “extremely limited”

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Judges: Thornberry, Clark, Thorn-Berry, Politz

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