FLORIDA PAWNBROKERS v. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

No. 87-7008-CIV-JAG.

711 F.Supp. 1084 (1989)

FLORIDA PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida corporation; and Happy Hocker Pawnshop, Inc., a Florida corporation; Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, a Municipal corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division.

May 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsey A. Payne, Asst. City Atty., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for City of Fort Lauderdale.

Michael Winer, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff, Michael Winer, P.A.


ORDER

GONZALEZ, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE has come before the court upon the plaintiffs' motion for an award of attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and costs. The defendant has filed two opposing memorandum, as allowed by this court's order dated February 20, 1989.

To recover attorney's fees under section 1988, the plaintiff must show that he is a "prevailing party". This is certainly...

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