Legal Opinion
Southside Welfare Rights Organization v. Stangler
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided November 3, 1993No. 90-4271-CV-C-66BAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KNOX, United States Magistrate Judge.
On August 25, 1993, plaintiffs filed their motion for attorney fees and costs in the above-styled class action suit. Defendants have responded in opposition to part of plaintiffs’ motion and plaintiffs have replied.
The court notes plaintiffs prevailed on certain issues in this case and a preliminary injunction has been issued. The injunction will be made permanent with this order.
“The most useful starting point for determining the amount of a reasonable fee is the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable *188hourly…
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