Skip to main content
· 7/13/1989

United States v. United States Currency in the Amount of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($7, 531)

Citations

  • 716 F. Supp. 92
  • 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8257
  • 1989 WL 81251

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[P]revailing plaintiffs’ ability to pay is not a special © circumstance rendering an award under § 1988 unjust.”
  • “Although a district court’s grant or denial of attorneys’ fees is reviewable only for abuse of discretion, the discretion afforded district courts to deny attorneys’ fees to prevailing plaintiffs under § 1988 is exceedingly narrow ....”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McLaughlin

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.