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Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 434 U.S. 412 (1978) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that interpreted 42 U.S.C. §1988(b) to generally not require unsuccessful plaintiffs in civil rights cases to pay attorney’s fees to the defendant. There would be an exception however for plaintiffs that brought frivolous claims. This decision has essentially helped create one way fee shifting for plaintiffs in civil rights cases.