Legal Opinion
Marie Thompson v. Pharmacy Corp. of America
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 2003No. 02-13402PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves the determination of reasonable attorney’s fees in a successful civil rights case. Because the district court deducted from the attorney’s fee calculation all of the time expended on litigating the fee issue, we reverse the district court’s decision about attorney’s fees, in part, and remand.
BACKGROUND
Marie Thompson filed an employment discrimination suit against Pharmacy Corporation of America and Pharmerica Drug Systems, Inc. (collectively “PCA”), claiming that PCA racially discriminated against her in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. A single claim of discriminatory…
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