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CAREY v. NEW YORK GASLIGHT CLUB, INC.

No. 743, Docket 78-7603.

598 F.2d 1253 (1979)

Ms. Cidni CAREY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK GASLIGHT CLUB, INC., and John Anderson, Manager of the New York Gaslight Club, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James I. Meyerson (N.A.A.C.P., New York City, Nathaniel R. Jones and George E. Hairston, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Adele Graham, New York City (Ann Thacher Anderson, General Counsel, State Division of Human Rights, State of New York, New York City, of counsel), for amicus curiae.

Marvin Luboff, New York City (Kane, Kessler, Proujansky, Preiss & Nurnberg, P. C., New York City, Albert N. Proujansky, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before SMITH, MANSFIELD and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges.

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from dismissal by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Henry F. Werker, Judge, of an action for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k). We find error and reverse and remand for allowance of attorney's fees.

This is a case of first impression involving the right of a successful party to collect attorney's fees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U...

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