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“in order to be a prevailing party, a plaintiff must have been entitled to some form of relief at the time the suit was brought.”
72 citation events across 28 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Cassidy v. Virginia Carolina Veneer Corp. (vawd, 1982-04-20)
Treatment trajectory · 1980 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1980 2003 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 13 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Cassidy v. Virginia Carolina Veneer Corp.
W.D. Va. · 1982 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
in order to be a prevailing party, a plaintiff must have been entitled to some form of relief at the time the suit was brought.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Bass v. Spitz
E.D. Mich. · 1981 · signal: cf. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the plaintiffs could apparently have prevailed under their federal claim and received relief thereunder.
cited Cited "see" Angeline S. Protos v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
3rd Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Harrington v. VandaliaButler Board of Education, 585 F.2d 192, 194-96 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979); Richerson, 551 F.2d at 927 .
cited Cited "see" Arizona Lotus Corp. v. City of Phoenix
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Miami Copper Co. v. State Tax Commission, 121 Ariz. 150, 153 , 589 P.2d 24, 27 (App.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979).
discussed Cited "see" Ruth Stewart v. Joseph Hannon
7th Cir. · 1982 · signal: see · confidence high
See Harrington v. Vandalia-Butier Board of Education, 585 F.2d 192 (6th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979); Richardson v. Wiley, 569 F.2d 140, 143 (D.C.Cir.1977).
discussed Cited "see" Penk v. Oregon State Board of Higher Education
D. Or. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler, 418 F.Supp. 603 , rev’d on other grounds 585 F.2d 192 (6th Cir. 1978), cert, denied 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 , Mitchell v. Board of Trustees of Pickens County School Dist., 415 F.Supp. 512 , rev’d on other grounds 599 F.2d 582 (4th Cir. 1978).
discussed Cited "see" An-Ti Chai v. Michigan Technological University
W.D. Mich. · 1980 · signal: see · confidence high
See, Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler Board of Education, 585 F.2d 192 (6th Cir. 1978), cert. denied 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979); EEOC v. Detroit Edison, supra. This is true because relief under Title VII is defined to be equitable, while plaintiff’s punitive damages and jury demands are contrarily defined to be “legal”.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Watahomigie v. BD. OF WATER QUALITY APP.
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Miami Copper Co. Div., Tennessee Corp. v. State Tax Comm'n, 121 Ariz. 150, 153 , 589 P.2d 24, 27 (App. 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979) (administrative construction of a statute is entitled to considerable weight).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Watahomigie v. Arizona Board of Water Quality Appeals
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1994 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Miami Copper Co. Div., Tennessee Corp. v. State Tax Comm’n, 121 Ariz. 150, 153 , 589 P.2d 24, 27 (App.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979) (administrative construction of a statute is entitled to considerable weight).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Tempe Life Care Village, Inc. v. City of Tempe
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1985 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Miami Copper Company v. State Tax Commission, 121 Ariz. 150 , 589 P.2d 24 (App.1978), cert. denied 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 ; Arizona State Tax Commission v. First Bank Building Corporation, 5 Ariz.App. 594 , 429 P.2d 481 (1967).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Iris McKinney v. Honorable Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Transportation (2×)
D.C. Cir. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler Board of Educ., 585 F.2d 192 , 194 n. 3 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979) (inferior locker room facilities for female gym teachers is illegal condition of employment).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Davidson v. Yeshiva University
S.D.N.Y. · 1982 · signal: see also · confidence low
Assn. v. Novotny, 442 U.S. 366 , 374-75 & n. 19, 99 S.Ct. 2345 , 2350 & n. 19, 60 L.Ed.2d 957 (1979), citing Slack v. Havens, 522 F.2d 1091, 1094 (9th Cir.1975); Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, 417 F.2d 1122, 1125 (5th Cir.1969); Smith v. Hampton Training School for Nurses, 360 F.2d 577, 581 (4th Cir.1966) (en banc); see also Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler Board of Education, 585 F.2d 192, 194-97 (6th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979); Richerson v. Jones, 55; F.2d 918, 926-28 (3d Cir.1977); Pearson v. Western Electric Co., 542 F.2d 1150, 1151-53 (…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Bell v. BOARD OF ED., AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
N.D. Ohio · 1980 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Seals v. Quarterly County Court, 562 F.2d 390 (6th Cir. 1977) (although case was decided on state law grounds without reaching federal claims plaintiff was a prevailing party under § 1988 because plaintiff obtained the relief sought) with Harrington v. Vandalia-Butler Board of Education, 585 F.2d 192 (6th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 932 , 99 S.Ct. 2053 , 60 L.Ed.2d 660 (1979) (plaintiff obtained a declaration of rights in her favor but was not a prevailing party because she obtained no other relief).
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Harrington
v.
Vandalia-Butler Board of Education
No. 78-1392.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Apr 30, 1979.
441 U.S. 932
Cited by 2 opinions  |  Published
2 passages pin-cited by 2 cases
Pinpoint authority: bottom 75%
Citer courts: E.D. Michigan (1) · W.D. Virginia (1)

C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.