Horacek v. Thone’s Empirical Analysis
710 F.2d 496 · 1983
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 1 district · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Moor v. County of Alameda · New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey · Latino Project, Inc. v. City of Camden
Most-quoted passages
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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“under Title VII, a ... court may allow the prevailing party attorney fees for legal services performed in prosecuting an employment discrimination claim in state administrative and judicial proceedings that Title VII requires . . . claimants to invoke.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“unlike Title VII 'no congressional policy exists under ... any of the civil rights statutes enumerated in Sec. 1988, which mandates that civil rights claimants initiate their actions at the state level before an action in federal court is proper.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“In any action or proceeding under [Title VII] the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the [Equal Employment Opportunity] Commission or the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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