Rodriguez v. Handy’s Empirical Analysis
802 F.2d 817 · 1986
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2202 · 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment Security · Commissioner v. Engle · Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · Mission Insurance v. United States · Alcorn County Mississippi v. US Interstate Supplies Inc
Most-quoted passages
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“the nature of the plaintiff's cause of action and the source of his entitlement to attorney's fees.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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