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ROGERS v. OKIN

No. CA 75-1610-T.

638 F.Supp. 934 (1986)

Rubie ROGERS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert OKIN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Cole, Greater Boston Legal Services, Boston, Mass., Richard Burdick, Greater Boston Legal Services, Roxbury, Mass., Clyde D. Bergstresser, Shubow, Stahlin & Bergstresser, Inc., Marshall Simonds, Kenneth W. Simons, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Suzanne Durrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

TAURO, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

At issue are requests by plaintiffs' counsel for an award of fees and costs1 for their services in this civil rights case that, in general terms, dealt with the manner of treatment afforded patients in the Commonwealth's mental institutions.2 Defendants oppose this petition arguing 1) that plaintiffs are not "prevailing parties" within the meaning...

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