Legal Opinion
Kevin West v. John Potter
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 11, 2013No. 12-5106PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
This case comes before us on Appellant Kevin D. West’s appeal of the district court’s order refusing to award him any compensation for delayed payment of attorney’s fees after his successful Title VII lawsuit against his employer, the United States Postal Service. Although the district court had discretion not to compensate for delay, it applied the wrong legal standard in exercising that discretion. Accordingly, we vacate and remand for the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. AgyeiSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- James v. Dist. of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
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