Planned Parenthood Great Plans v. Dr. Randall Williams, No. 16-3539 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CasePPKM sought and obtained a permanent injunction against DHSS after DHSS attempted to revoke PPKM's license to provide abortion services. PPKM's license expired before the district court granted its motion for attorney's fees. The Eighth Circuit held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding PPKM attorney's fees or its work at all stages of this litigation, and PPKM's recovery in this case was not so technical as to render the award an abuse of discretion. In this case, PPKM was the prevailing party and DHSS offered no additional reason to conclude that PPKM was not entitled to the attorney's fees awarded by the district court. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Kelly, Author, with Gruender and Murphy, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Attorneys' fees. Plaintiff obtained a permanent injunction against the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services after the agency attempted to revoke plaintiff's license to provide abortion services, but the license expired while the matter was on appeal; held, plaintiff was a prevailing party in the underlying action and was entitled to an award of attorneys' fees; plaintiff's recovery in the case was not so technical as to render the award an abuse of discretion.
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