Does the attorney's fees provision in Title VII of the Civil Code apply in the context of the Delaware Valley?
The following excerpt is from Murrelet v. Babbitt, 182 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 1999):
2. Although Delaware Valley involved the attorney's fees provision in 42 U.S.C. S 1988 and Christiansburg addressed the attorney's fees provision in Title VII, 42 U.S.C. S 2000e-5(k), the two provisions are interpreted to be the same. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 n.7 (1983).
2. Although Delaware Valley involved the attorney's fees provision in 42 U.S.C. S 1988 and Christiansburg addressed the attorney's fees provision in Title VII, 42 U.S.C. S 2000e-5(k), the two provisions are interpreted to be the same. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 n.7 (1983).
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