Litigation, Section 1983
Claims, Defences and Fees
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Hardback
2264 pages
978-0-471-12318-7 (ISBN)
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 250 mm
Weight
4584 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-12318-7 (9780471123187)
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Content
Partial table of contents: VOLUME 1. CLAIMS AND DEFENSES. Section 1983 Plaintiffs. Protected Rights: Federal Constitutional Rights. Protected Rights: Federal Statutory Rights. Section 1983 Defendants. Exhaustion of State Remedies. Abstention Doctrines. Mootness of Claim and Action. Equitable and Monetary Relief. VOLUME 2: ATTORNEY'S FEES. Section 1988 Attorney's Fees: Background and Introduction. Determination of Compensable Hours. Determining the Reasonableness of Hourly Rates. Upward Adjustments to the Lodestar. Negotiating and Settling Section 1988 Fees. Awarding Section 1988 Fees to Successful Defendants. Appendices. Tables. Index. VOLUME 3. Relevance and Rule 403 in Section 1983 Actions. Relevance: Character, Other Act, and Habit Evidence. Real and Demonstrative Evidence; Documents. Judicial Notice. Expert Testimony: Lay and Expert Opinions. Privileges I: Common Law and Constitutional. Evidentiary Issues Pertaining to Damages. Table of Cases. Index.