Judy HARTMAN and Ronald Delap, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, a municipal corporation, Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, Winnebago County Social Services Board, and the Winnebago County Department of Social Services, Defendants-Respondents-Petitioners.
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Oral argument December 2, 1997.
Decided February 26, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
For the defendants-respondents-petitioners there were briefs by John E. Thiel, Rebecca L. Kent and Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Appleton and oral argument by John E. Thiel.
For the plaintiffs-appellants there was a brief and oral argument by Jeff Scott Olson, Madison.
Amicus curiae was filed by Jeffrey A. Kingsley and Abbott & Kingsley, Shorewood for the Wisconsin Employment Lawyers Association.
Amicus curiae was filed by James A. Walrath and Peter M. Koneazny, Milwaukee for the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. and American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Inc.
Amicus curiae was filed by Charles H. Bohl, Tamara Hayes O'Brien and Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Towns Association and League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
¶ 1. N. PATRICK CROOKS, J.
Petitioners seek review of a published decision of the court of appeals1 reversing an order of the Winnebago County Circuit Court, the Honorable William E. Crane presiding, denying Plaintiffs' request for attorneys' fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b) (1994).2 Winnebago County, Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, Winnebago County Social Services Board, and Winnebago...
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