HIRSCHKOP v. SNEAD

No. 79-1490.

646 F.2d 149 (1981)

Philip J. HIRSCHKOP, Appellant, v. Honorable Harold F. SNEAD, Honorable Lawrence W. I'Anson, Honorable Lee Carrico, Honorable Albertis S. Harrison, Honorable Alexander M. Harman, Jr., Honorable George Cochran, Honorable Richard H. Poff, in their official and individual capacities, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard J. Dimuro, Alexandria, Va. (John D. Grad, Philip J. Hirschkop, Hirschkop & Grad, Alexandria, Va., Jeremiah S. Gutman, New York City, Richard C. Shadyac, Fairfax, Va., on brief), for appellant.

John W. Riely, Richmond, Va. (James E. Farnham, Jack E. McClard, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and HALL, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 15, 1981.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Philip J. Hirschkop appeals from the denial by the district court of his motion for attorney's fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, amending 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Hirschkop filed his original suit, from which this appeal derives, against the Virginia State Bar, and certain of its officials, and the Justices of the Virginia Supreme Court, challenging...

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