United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
558 F.2d 742 · 1977
Citation profile
20 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Greenwood v. United States · Van Hoomissen v. Xerox Corp. · UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America Et Al. · Grubbs v. Butz · D Odom v. Volpe
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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““The second question is whether a different standard should be applied by the district court in awarding attorneys’ fees to defendants than to plaintiffs under the Act. We write briefly for its guidance in this matter. We are aware that several circuits have, arguing policy grounds, adopted such a double standard, awarding fees against plaintiffs only in the event of frivolous or vexatious claims. See, e. g., United States Steel Corp. v. United States, 519 F.2d 359, 364-65 (3d Cir. 1975). We are unable to read the identical language as intended by Congress to produce different results depending upon whether the ‘prevailing party’ is the plaintiff or the defendant. Instead, Congress by plain words rested such awards in the trial court’s unfettered discretion. Had it wished that discretion to be exercised in a biased rather than an impartial manner, it could easily háve said so and still can.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“We are unable to read the * * * language as intended by Congress to produce different results depending upon whether the 'prevailing party' is the plaintiff or the defendant. Instead, Congress by plain words rested such awards in the trial court's unfettered discretion. Had it wished that discretion to be exercised in a biased rather than an impartial manner, it could easily have said so and still can.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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