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SINGER v. STATE

95 N.J. 487 (1984)

472 A.2d 138

MARIJANE SINGER, JUDD LEVY, MARTIN BRODY, EDWARD A. JESSER, JR., ROBERT F. KELLEHER, FRANK K. KELEMEN, HARVEY MOSKOWITZ, LEONARD SCHWARTZ, FRED R. SULLIVAN, CARLETON A. HOLSTROM, EDWARD KRAMER AND MAGDA S. LEUCHTER, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY; BRENDAN T. BYRNE AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY; JOHN J. DEGNAN AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY; EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON ETHICAL STANDARDS; ANGELO BIANCHI, RICHARD MOUNT, WARREN SMITH, JACOB TAPOREK, EDWARD HOFGESANG AND JOAN HABERLE AS MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON ETHICAL STANDARDS, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided March 19, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Harla, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellants (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; James J. Ciancia, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Robert S. Raymar argued the cause for respondents (Hellring, Lindeman, Goldstein & Siegel, attorneys; Robert S. Raymar and Bernard Hellring, of counsel).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 ("Awards Act" or "section 1988"), permits an award of attorney's fees to successful parties in certain actions brought under particular civil rights statutes. Plaintiffs in this case, asserting a violation of their civil rights, brought an action to invalidate the "Casino Ethics Law," L. 1980, c. 79 ("Law").

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