Legal Opinion

Dunigan v. Mississippi Valley State University

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided September 24, 2021No. 4:19-cv-00033Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION CHINNA DUNIGAN PLAINTIFF V. NO. 4:19-CV-33-DMB-JMV MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY; RENARDO HALL (individual capacity) DEFENDANTS ORDER Chinna Dunigan accepted the defendants’ $20,000.00 offer of judgment to resolve her pregnancy discrimination and retaliation claims. She now seeks $107,949.00 in attorneys’ fees and $3,331.86 in other costs. The defendants argue that Dunigan is not a prevailing party and that the attorneys’ fees are unreasonable. Because the Court concludes that Dunigan is a…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. AgyeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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