Legal Opinion
Dorothy M. Thompson v. Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr., Public Printer, Dorothy M. Thompson v. Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr., Public Printer
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 1988No. 85-5241, 85-5242PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The appeal before us presents four issues within the context of federal fee-shifting statutes: first, whether a district court may use current market rates to compute the lodestar figure in an action brought against the Government; second, whether a public-interest lawyer’s “normal hourly rate” represents an established billing rate and thus a presumptively reasonable rate for the attorney’s services; third, whether a district court may award an enhancement of the lodestar figure to reflect contingency of success;…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- 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
- Library of Congress v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Student Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. And Friends of the Earth, in 86-5927 v. At & T Bell Laboratories, in 86-5895Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- National Wildlife Federation v. HansonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Islamic Center of Mississippi, Inc. v. City of Starkville, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. James Earl ReidCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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