Supreme Court of New Jersey

Marijane Singer, Judd Levy, Martin Brody, Edward A. Jesser, Jr., Robert F. Kelleher, Frank K. Kelemen, Harvey…

March 19, 198495 N.J. 487

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the plaintiffs are prevailing parties under 42 U.S.C. §1988 and therefore entitled to an award of attorney's fees, applying the Nadeau test for prevailing status and remanding for a fee determination consistent with the Court's guidelines.