United States Ninth Circuit

A plaintiff who obtains a court order, incorporating an agreement that includes relief sought by the plaintiff in the lawsuit, is a prevailing party for attorney's fees purposes under 42 U.S.C. section 1988.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2002
• Decided 07/19/2002
• Published 07/19/2002

Judges

• Before HALL, SILVERMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patric Hooper,Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia Nagler, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees., Kyungah Suk, Deputy Attorney General, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendants-appellees.