United States Sixth Circuit

In a suit for attorney's fees, defendant-City's permanent enjoinment from enforcing its ordinance is a legally sanctioned change in the relationship between the parties which justifies plaintiff's status as a prevailing party.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2005
• Published 08/31/2005

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  ROGERS, Circuit Judge;  SHADUR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Francis H. Young, Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Bradley J. Shafer, Shafer & Associates, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Francis H. Young, James L. Charles, Paul J. Campbell, II, Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Bradley J. Shafer, Andrea E. Adams, Shafer & Associates, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.