Legal Opinion
Berberena v. Coler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 31, 1985No. 84-1458PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding attorneys fees to civil rights plaintiffs by refusing to impose a compensation rate differential for in-court as against out-of-court work and by refusing reductions in the number of compensable hours for duplication and vagueness of documentation. The district court rejected a magistrate’s recommendation of such reductions and rate differentials, and awarded the plaintiffs their full requested fee of $46,664.45 for about 600 hours of work. We find no clear abuse of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Individually and in His Capacity as Sheriff of Duval County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Branche v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Alonzo Bonner, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph Coughlin, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Marvin Hamilton v. Richard M. DaleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- California Common Cause v. DuffyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Harris v. MarshDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1987
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