Legal Opinion

Darnella BARJON and Lee Duran, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John H. DALTON, Secretary of the Navy, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 22, 1997No. 96-17117PublishedCited by 264 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Darnella Barjon (“Barjon”) and Lee Duran (“Duran”) appeal the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee John Dalton, Secretary of the Navy (“Secretary”). Appellants claim that the district court erred in denying them additional attorney’s fees in excess of those already awarded by the Secretary, for attorney Elaine Wallace’s (“Wallace”) successful work in their administrative proceedings.

Specifically, Barjon and Duran argue that the district court erred in the following respects: 1) defining the relevant legal community as the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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