Robert Johnson v. G.D.F., Incorpora

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

When a prevailing party is entitled to “a reasonable attorney’s fee,” see, e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 1988; 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), the district court must make that assessment, at least initially, based on a calculation of the “lodestar” — the hours reasonably expended multiplied by the reasonable hourly rate — and nothing else. See Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care, 664 F.3d 632, 640-43 (7th Cir.2011). In limited circumstances, once calculated, the lodestar amount may be adjusted. See Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. Winn, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 1662, 1673-74, 176 L.Ed.2d 494 (2010); Hensley…