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BAKER v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.

No. CV 82-2226.

585 F.Supp. 291 (1984)

Festus A. BAKER, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

April 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker, Auspitz, Neesemann & Delehanty by Kim J. Landsman, New York City, for plaintiff.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom by Henry P. Baer, New York City, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:

Defendant, American Broadcasting Company moves for attorney's fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, following judgment for ABC after a non-jury trial. Because the plaintiff's claim was neither frivolous nor vexatious, the motion for fees is denied. The motion exposed a serious defect in the court's rules governing attorneys appointed from our Pro Bono Panel. For the reasons stated below, the rules have been...

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