United States Fourth Circuit

Once the district court found that the plaintiff had a federally enforceable right under the Parity Act, it correctly determined that the plaintiff prevailed on that right through a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim and, thus, the plaintiff was entitled to its award of attorneys fees, costs, and expenses under section 1988.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2002
• Published 03/08/2002

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General of Virginia, William H. Hurd, State Solicitor, Judith Williams Jagdmann, Deputy Attorney General, Maureen Riley Matsen, Deputy State Solicitor, William E. Thro, Deputy State Solicitor, Gregory E. Lucyk, Senior Assistant Attorney General, A. Ann Berkebile, Assistant Attorney General, Christy A. McCormick, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellants.  E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Robert L. Hodges, William H. Baxter, II, McGuire Woods, L.L.P., Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.