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Preliminary Injunction Carries Judicial Imprimatur for Attorney Fee Award

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a party who obtains a
preliminary injunction is a "prevailing party" entitled to an award of
attorney fees. This action originated as a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit claiming
that officials of California's Riverside County Sheriff's Department
detained a deputy, who was suspected ...

 

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