Tashima Williams v. The Hanover Housing Authority

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• holding that if a plaintiff in such circumstances succeeds in the primary objective of his law suit, he may receive attorney's fees even if he prevails only on a state-law claim
• stating that the district court’s discretion “must be guided by the statutory presumption that fees should be awarded to successful plaintiffs absent unusual situations”
• requiring “a showing of ‘outrageous’ or ‘inexcusable’ conduct by plaintiffs (or plaintiffs’ counsel) during the litigation of the case” to invoke the special circumstances exception
• “‘[S]pecial circumstances’ warranting a denial of attorneys’ fees under [a similar statute’s fee provision] have been found if there is a showing of ‘outrageous’ or ‘inexcusable’ conduct by plaintiffs (or plaintiffs’ counsel
• finding plaintiff qualified as <br>prevailing party under catalyst theory
• denial of attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. 1988

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).