KESSLER v. ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES CO., ETC.

No. 78-3042.

639 F.2d 498 (1981)

John Mason KESSLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY OF HAWAII, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Harris Paer, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellant.

James M. Sattler, Sattler, Spradlin & Brandt, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee.

Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case has come back to us after an earlier remand. Kessler v. Associates Financial Services Company of Hawaii, 573 F.2d 577 (9th Cir. 1977). On remand the district court awarded appellant maximum statutory damages of $1,000, attorney's fees of $2,000, and court costs.

This appeal presents two significant issues: (1) whether a plaintiff represented by a legal services organization in an...

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