Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
In relevant part, 42 USC § 1988 provides that the court, in any action or proceeding brought under 42 USC § 1983 may, in its discretion, award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party. Although the statute indicates that the determination is a matter of judicial discretion, New York has adopted the position that a prevailing party "should ordinarily recover an attorney's fee unless special circumstances...
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