Is there any reason to award attorneys' fees to a plaintiff in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. Alioto, 625 F.2d 845 (9th Cir. 1980):
Maher v. Gagne, --- U.S. ---, ---, 100 S.Ct. 2570, 2575, 65 L.Ed.2d ---, (1980). In the present case there is even more reason to award attorneys' fees, where appellees did obtain a judicial determination that appellants had acted unconstitutionally.
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