Legal Opinion
Blum v. Stenson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 21, 1984No. 81-1374PublishedCited by 6,434 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
Title 42 U. S. C. § 1988 (1976 ed., Supp. V) provides that in federal civil rights actions “the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.” The initial estimate of a reasonable attorney’s fee is properly calculated by multiplying the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation times a reasonable hourly rate. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U. S. 424 (1983). Adjustments to that fee then may be made as necessary in the particular case. The *889two issues in this case are whether Congress intended fee…
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3Cited by6,434 opinions
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