Legal Opinion
Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 3, 2008No. 06-15514, 06-15874PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
When asked how much money would be enough for him, John D. Rockefeller reportedly said: “Just a little bit more.”1 The attorneys for the plaintiff class in this case want more than just a little bit more. They want a lot more money than they would receive from multiplying the number of hours they worked on this case by the hourly rate they charge. And the district court gave them a lot more— $4,500,000 more — out of the pockets of the taxpayers of Georgia.
Not caught up in the district court’s spirit of generosity with their money, the Georgia taxpayers (through their…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Gray ex rel. Alexander v. BosticCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Miller v. HolzmannCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Valencia v. AFFILIATED GROUP, INC.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2009
- Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. PerdueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
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