Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1974No. 72-3294PublishedCited by 3,509 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The question on this appeal concerns the adequacy of attorneys’ fees awarded by the District Court in a Title VII class action. Plaintiffs challenge as inadequate the $13,500.00 awarded for their alleged 659.5 billable hours accrued during more than four years of litigation. We are called upon to review the award and set appropriate standards to better enable District Courts to arrive at just compensation.
This “across-the-board” action to remedy employment discrimination made unlawful by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq., was filed…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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