Legal Opinion
In Re Illinois Congressional Districts Reapportionment Cases
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1983No. 82-1953PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
In this case we decide whether the district court properly increased a concededly appropriate civil rights attorney’s fee award by a factor of three primarily because of the complexity of the case and the high quality of the legal work performed by the attorneys for the prevailing party. Appellants Illinois and the Illinois State Board of Elections contend that the multiplier used was excessive and unjustified.
I. FACTS
On June 30, 1981, plaintiff-appellee Earl Neil Otto, an Illinois resident, brought an action in the Circuit Court of Cook County against the Illinois State…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wesberry v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 19, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,459 Alta Chrapliwy, and Cross-Appellees v. Uniroyal, Inc., a Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Alonzo Bonner, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph Coughlin, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Constance KAMBEROS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GTE AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Syvock v. Milwaukee Boiler Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Larry L. McKinnon v. City of Berwyn, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Skelton v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Rode v. DellarcipreteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- William H. Lynch v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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