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BROWN v. STACKLER

No. 75 C 1686.

460 F.Supp. 446 (1978)

Silas K. BROWN, Community Thrift Club, Inc., a not-for-profit organization, and Rev. James Murphy, Plaintiffs, v. Ronald E. STACKLER, Superintendent of Department of Registration and Education, Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, and William J. Scott, Attorney General, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Stein of Silverstein & Stein, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

Charles J. Pesek, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for state defendants.

Stuart Gordon, Asst. State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for county defendant.

ORDER

GRADY, District Judge.

The court has under consideration the plaintiffs' petition under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, which permits the court, in its discretion, to award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party in a civil rights action. The defendants have responded, arguing, inter alia, that this statute does not permit an award of fees against state agencies in cases brought under 42 U.S.C...

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