STEFAN v. LAURENITIS

Civ. A. No. 84-0037-F.

695 F.Supp. 1330 (1988)

Edward A. STEFAN, Jr., John E. Dunn and The Rusty Nail Inn, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Robert A. LAURENITIS, Individually and in his Official Capacity, Marion C. Wysocki, Individually and in her Official Capacity, The Town of Sunderland, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

September 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Ritchie, Charles J. DiMare, Amherst, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Thomas J. Donoghue, Springfield, Mass., for defendants Laurenitis and Wysocki in Official Capacities and Town of Sunderland.

Roger A. Walaszek, Town Counsel, Northampton, Mass., for Town of Sunderland.

Richard M. Howland, Amherst, Mass., for defendant Wysocki.

Archer Battista, Hegarty, Malloy, Sagalyn & Battista, Springfield, Mass., for defendant Laurenitis.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FREEDMAN, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Before the Court is plaintiffs' application for attorney's fees filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 which is opposed by the defendant Town of Sunderland. Because the background and facts of the case are crucial to an understanding of this Court's decision, a necessarily lengthy review of the facts and procedural history follows. As an initial matter, however, plaintiffs have requested...

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