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LIPSETT v. BLANCO

No. 91-2152.

975 F.2d 934 (1992)

Annabelle LIPSETT, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Gumersindo BLANCO, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Noel, III, with whom Ledesma, Palou & Miranda, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Judith Berkan, Santurce, P.R., with whom Charles S. Hey Maestre, Rio Piedras, P.R., and Janice M. Gutierrez Lacourt, Hato Rey, P.R., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOYLE, District Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In what promises to be the last trek of a long safari of a case, we are asked to ascertain whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding $678,425.25 to the prevailing plaintiff under the Fees Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1988). Finding that the bestowal of attorneys' fees was overgenerous in certain respects, we reduce the award.

I. OVERVIEW

Because the merits of this case are no longer in issue and appellants...

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