Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Draper v. Prescott
Draper v. Prescott, 456 U.S. 947 (1982)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1982-04-26
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- plaintiffs' negotiated settlement qualified them as prevailing parties under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 because they satisfied criteria of catalyst test as established by First Circuit in Nadeau , 581 F.2d at 278-279
- “[F]ees can be awarded when cases end in a negotiated settlement”
- attorney’s fee award proper where case ends in negotiated settlement
Citator
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- 13 opinions
Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Certiorari denied.