Legal Opinion
Danny Kresky Enterprises Corp. v. Magid
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 2, 1983No. Nos. 82-5722, 82-5758PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
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This court has been inundated in recent years with requests to review the amount of counsel fees awarded by the district courts under the increasing number of stat*217utes providing for such awards. The function of appellate courts in this regard is to establish the general legal principles which can then be applied by the district courts. Thus, the Supreme Court has recently enunciated some of the relevant principles in its opinion in Hensley v. Eckerhart,-U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983). This court had earlier established the principles…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hughes v. RepkoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Merola v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Inmates of Allegheny County Jail v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Ursic v. Bethlehem MinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- In re Fine Paper Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Institutionalized Juveniles v. Secretary of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Cunningham v. City of McKeesportCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Williams v. Tri-County Growers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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