United States Ninth Circuit

Under 42 USC 1988, a party who obtains a remedy through voluntary change by a defendant's reaction to a lawsuit may not recover attorneys' fees as a prevailing party.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/14/2001
• Decided 08/07/2001
• Published 08/07/2001

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, CANBY, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark J. Bennett, McCorriston, Miho, Miller & Mukai, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for the plaintiffs-appellants., Steven S. Michaels, New York, New York, for plaintiff-appellant Mark J. Bennett.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dorothy D. Sellers, Office of the Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for the defendants-appellees.