Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit September 26, 1979, Nos. 78-1639, 78-2039 (National Ass'n v. Civiletti)

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Opinion for the court filed by Senior District Judge LARSON.

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.

LARSON, Senior District Judge:

The above-captioned cases are consolidated on appeal because both raise the same central issue — that is, whether the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, permits an award of fees against the United States.