Legal Opinion

Goss v. Killian Oaks House of Learning

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided February 28, 2003No. 02-20705CIV-MORENOPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SET ASIDE MAY 24, 2002 ORDER, AND DISMISS CASE FOR LACK OF A JUSTICIABLE CONTROVERSY; AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES

MORENO, District Judge.

Are numbers worth a thousand words? Perhaps not, but rarely in the context of a civil suit do numbers speak for themselves. In the case at bar, the combined value of Plaintiffs claims for overtime and wage compensation is $315.89. Yet, Plaintiffs counsel is seeking attorney’s fees of almost $16,000. Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside May 24, 2002 Order, and Dismiss…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v. West Virginia Dept. of Health and Human ResourcesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. ACLU of Georgia v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by33 opinions

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