Sharon Jordan v. Mark IV Hair Styles, Inc.

I believe the majority has incorrectly analyzed the attorney fee issue. A district court’s award of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing party in a civil rights suit should not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983). This circuit has held that a hearing is only required when the court needs to inform itself of the facts. See O’Bryan v. The County of Saginaw, Michigan, 722 F.2d 313, 314 (6th Cir.1983); see also Smith v. Detroit Board of Education, 728 F.2d 359, 360 (6th Cir.1984).

In the present case, plaintiffs filed…