CASA MARIE HOGAR GERIATRICO, INC. v. RIVERA-SANTOS

No. 94-1408.

38 F.3d 615 (1994)

CASA MARIE HOGAR GERIATRICO, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Esther RIVERA-SANTOS, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Hey-Maestre, Rio Piedras, PR, with whom Rick Nemcik-Cruz, Hato Rey, PR, was on brief, for appellants.

Ramon L. Walker Merino, San Juan, PR, for appellees.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, Casa Marie Hogar Geriatrico, Inc. (Casa Marie), a residential elder-care facility, and its principals, Victor Pla, Damaris Rodriguez, Maria Pla, and Francisco Monrouzeau (collectively, appellants), calumnize an order assessing attorneys' fees against them under the Fees Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (1988). Because the district court's findings are not sufficiently complete to justify a fee award, we vacate the order and remand for...

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