Legal Opinion
Graham v. Henegar
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1981No. 79-2177PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The ultimate issue in this Fair Labor Standards Act case is whether the amount of attorney’s fees requested by a plaintiff *733should be included in calculating the amount of the plaintiff’s claim for purposes of jurisdiction under the Tucker Act. Because we hold that attorney’s fees provided for by statute should be included in determining the amount of a Tucker Act claim, and because addition of the amount of the requested attorney’s fees to the basic amount of the claim in this case results in a claim exceeding $10,000, we transfer the case to the Court of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rose M. Clark v. National Travelers Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- City of Kenosha v. BrunoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Albert H. Carter v. Robert Seamans, Jr., as Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Trans-Bay Engineers and Builders, Inc. v. Carla A. Hills, Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Maryland Department of Human Resources v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Michael Zumerling v. Donald J. DevineCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Hahn, Michael S. And Bradley, B. Shay and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Spectrum Leasing Corporation v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- John R. Van Drasek, Captain v. John Lehman, Secretary of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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