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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 Corrections

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 13, 1991No. 19-5288PublishedCited by 223 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge, in which BUCKLEY, STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, D.H. GINSBURG, SENTELLE, KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, concur.

Dissenting opinion filed by HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge, with whom MIKVA, Chief Judge, WALD and RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, join.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge, in which BUCKLEY, STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, D.H. GINSBURG, SENTELLE, KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, concur:

This case concerns the circumstances in which a court making an award of reasonable attorney’s fees under federal…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by223 opinions

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  3. Continental Illinois Securities Litigation v. Continental Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Sarah Kattan, by Her Parents and Next Friends Susan J. Thomas and Joseph Kattan, and Cross-Appellants v. District of Columbia, and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
  5. Rappa v. New Castle CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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