Legal Opinion
Arce v. La. State
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 1, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION No. 16–14003Published
1Opinion of the Court
LANCE M. AFRICK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*815The concept of reasonableness plays a leading role in American law, from the "reasonable person" of tort law fame to the "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" enshrined in the Fourth Amendment. It is also central to the inquiry currently before the Court: after plaintiff Ana Christine Shelton sought as much as millions in compensatory damages, yet won only nominal damages and no other judicially sanctioned relief, what amount of attorney's fees and costs-if…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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