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GAGNE v. MAHER

Civ. No. H-75-1.

455 F.Supp. 1344 (1978)

Virginia GAGNE, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Edward MAHER, Commissioner of Social Services.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

August 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan E. Pilver, David C. Shaw, Legal Aid Society of Hartford County, Hartford, Conn., for plaintiff.

Paul M. Shapiro, Edmund C. Walsh, Asst. Attys. Gen., State of Connecticut, Carl R. Ajello, Atty. Gen., Hartford, Conn., for defendant.

RULING ON MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

CLARIE, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, having entered into a stipulated judgment with the defendant Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services, now seeks an award of attorneys' fees under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The defendant opposes such an award on the following grounds: (1) that the Eleventh Amendment bars an award of attorneys' fees which will be paid

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