Per Curiam
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
STEVEN LEFEMINE, DBA COLUMBIA
CHRISTIANS FOR LIFE v. DAN WIDEMAN ET AL.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12–168. Decided November 5, 2012
PER CURIAM.
This case concerns the award of
attorney’s fees in a suitalleging unconstitutional conduct by government
officials. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuitheld that a
plaintiff who secured a permanent injunction but no monetary damages was not a
“prevailing party” under 42 U. S. C. §1988, and so could not receive fees.That
was error. Because the injunction ordered the defendant officials to change
their behavior in a way thatdirectly benefited the plaintiff, we vacate the
Fourth Circuit's decision and remand for further proceedings.
