WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPT. OF EMPL. SEC.

No. 80-5887.

455 U.S. 445 (1982)

WHITE v. NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1982


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Richard Larson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Bruce J. Ennis and Raymond J. Kelly.

Marc R. Scheer, Assistant Attorney General of New Hampshire, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Gregory H. Smith, Attorney General.*

Marc L. Parris, Charles Apotheker, and Martin Hurwitz filed a brief for the County of Rockland, New York, as amicus curiae.


JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case arises from a postjudgment request for an award of attorney's fees under the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U. S. C. § 1988. The question is whether such a request is a "motion to alter or amend the judgment," subject to the 10-day timeliness standard of Rule 59(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1...

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