RODE v. DELLARCIPRETE

No. 89-5131.

892 F.2d 1177 (1990)

Vivian M. RODE and Jay C. Hileman, Appellants, v. Nicholas G. DELLARCIPRETE, John Harhigh, Josephine Fure, Ruth Brown, and Robert Kinch, Pennsylvania State Police and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Richard Thornburgh, Leroy S. Zimmerman, Jay Cochran, Jr., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shumaker & Williams, P.C., Lawrence W. Dague, Dianne E. Dusman (argued), Harrisburg, Pa., for appellants.

Ernest O. Preate, Jr., Atty. Gen., Calvin R. Koons (argued), Sr. Deputy Atty. Gen., John G. Koons, III, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Chief, Litigation Section, Harrisburg, Pa., for appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BECKER and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal stems from an award of attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Appellants, prevailing parties in a civil rights action, sought attorneys' fees and costs of $186,328.88; the district court awarded them fees and costs of $54,746.02. Appellants argue that the district court committed several errors in determining their fee, specifically the court's rulings regarding delay compensation, duplicative...

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