Civil Procedure. Relief from judgment. Civil rights. Prevailing party. Legal experts discuss Lackey v. Stinnie and the Supreme Court's interpretation of a prevailing party in civil rights litigation entitled to an award of attorneys' fees, and in BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman and Waetzig v. Halliburton, the requirements for relief from judgment under F.R.C.P. 60(b).
Participants. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law; Evan Lee, Emeritus Professor, San Francisco Law School; and Beth Wiggins, Director of the Research Division, Federal Judicial Center.
