FERREIRA v. LOCAL NO. 145 SERVICE TRADES

Civ. No. B-84-30.

633 F.Supp. 133 (1985)

Abel FERREIRA, Plaintiff, v. LOCAL NO. 145 SERVICE TRADES, CHAUFFEURS, SALESMEN AND HELPERS, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND HELPERS OF AMERICA (TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 145); William J. Kuba, Secretary-Treasurer, Teamsters Local Union No. 145; Ernest Porco, Trustee and Assistant Business Representative, Teamsters Local No. 145; Frank Ranucci, and Lucy Maturo, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

December 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kestell, Pogue & Deinhardt, Hartford, Conn. by James L. Krestell, Jonathan L. Gould, for plaintiff.

Norman Zolot, Hamden, Conn. by Burton S. Rosenberg, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:*

Plaintiff Abel Ferreira has moved for an award of attorney's fees against defendants William Kuba and Lucy Maturo, arising from his successful suit against them. The motion must be denied.

Under the American Rule "each party in a lawsuit ordinarily shall bear its own attorney's fees unless there is express statutory...

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