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PONTARELLI v. STONE

Civ. A. No. 86-0370-T.

781 F.Supp. 114 (1992)

Trooper Alvin T. PONTARELLI, et al. v. Walter E. STONE, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

As Corrected January 21, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ina P. Schiff, Providence, R.I., Joseph J. Levin, Jr., Carla Calobrisi, Adams, McCullough & Beard, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Max Wistow, Wistow & Barylick, Inc., Thomas J. McAndrew, Providence, R.I., for defendants Stone & Benjamin.

Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., Blish & Cavanagh, Providence, R.I., for defendant Reynolds.

James E. O'Neil, Atty. Gen., Robert E. Feder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Providence, R.I., for defendants Atty. Gen. Violet and State of R.I.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on cross motions for awards of attorneys' fees and costs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The principal issues presented are whether the plaintiffs are "prevailing" parties, whether they have presented documentation sufficient to support their requests and whether the claims unsuccessfully asserted against some of the defendants can...

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