Legal Opinion
Joseph A. ex rel. Wolfe v. New Mexico Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1994No. Nos. 92-2267, 93-2091, 93-2178 and 93-2190PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
These cases require us to determine whether the district court properly awarded attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs for their efforts in monitoring a consent decree.1 Because we are unable to determine from the record whether the district court considered the necessity of the work performed and the reasonableness of the fees, we remand for further proceedings.
No. 92-2267
In September 1983, plaintiffs, an open class of all the children in New Mexico’s foster-care custody, entered into a consent degree with the New Mexico Department of Human Services (defendants) which…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Sinajini v. Board of Education of San Juan School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Grier v. GoetzDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2006
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