United States Third Circuit

A District of New Jersey court rule, extending the time for filing an attorney's fee application, is a valid exception to FRCP 54(d) requirements as to time for such filing, and the New Jersey legislature is not immune from liability for attorney's fees, for its role in defending the constitutionality of a statute; multiple challenges to fee award discussed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2002
• Decided 07/11/2002
• Published 07/11/2002

Judges

• Before:  BECKER, Chief Judge, ALITO and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard F. Collier, Jr. (Argued), David J. Treibman, Collier, Jacob & Mills, Somerset, NJ, Counsel for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leon Friedman (Argued), Dara Klassel, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, NY, Talcott Camp, Louise Melling, Reproductive Freedom Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Ed Barocas, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellees.