Legal Opinion
Watkins v. McMillan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1985No. 85-7411PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court denied a motion of the prevailing plaintiffs for attorney fees on the ground that it was not filed within the time required by the local rules of that court. The rule provides:
In any case in which an attorney is entitled by statute to attorney fees as the prevailing party, and such attorney fees *1466are taxable as part of the cost, the attorney may have additional time to file his petition for attorney fees, but such petition shall be filed or mailed by certified or registered mail within 30 days from the date of judgment, or such claim shall be deemed waived. CAVEAT: In some…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Willie Eugene Pitts v. Robert FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
3Cited by11 opinions
- Patricia Ann Clark, Johnnie Mae Reddish, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of AlmaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Esmat Zaklama, M.D. v. Mount Sinai Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Hicks v. Southern Maryland Health Systems AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Jackson v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Jackson v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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