Legal Opinion
Weatherhead v. United States
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided August 10, 2000No. CS-95-519-FVSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES
VAN SICKLE, District Judge.
BEFORE THE COURT is the plaintiffs motion for an award of attorney’s fees and costs. At oral argument, the plaintiff was represented by Gregory Workland and Andrew McBride. The defendants, the Department of Justice and the Department of State (collectively “the government”), were represented by United States Attorney James Shively and John E. Smith.
The Supreme Court once warned the “[a] request for attorney’s fees should note result in a second major litigation.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall PartnershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Hugh L. Carey, Individually and as Governor of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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