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WILLIAMS v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 81 Civ. 1801(RJW).

975 F.Supp. 317 (1997)

Diedre WILLIAMS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants.

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

August 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Legal Aid Society Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, New York City, Helaine Barnett, Attorney-in-Charge, Scott A. Rosenberg, Director of Litigation, South Brooklyn Legal Services, New York City, Raun Rasmussen, Director of Litigation, for Plaintiffs.

New York City Housing Authority, New York City, Jeffrey Schanback, General Counsel, Raphael Samuel, Associate General Counsel, for Defendant New York City Housing Authority.

OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Diedre Williams ("Williams"), et al., have filed an application, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, for attorney's fees in the amount of $543,183.50. For the reasons hereinafter stated, plaintiffs are awarded $383,457.37 in attorney's fees.

BACKGROUND

Under the Section 8 program, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f, defendant New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") provides rental subsidies...

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