Legal Opinion
Riley v. City of Jackson, MS
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1996No. 96-60197PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Following settlement of the Appellants civil rights cause of action brought against the Appellees under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the district court, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, awarded Appellants $2,829.87 in attorneys’ fees on a fee application requesting over $86,000. The Appellants appealed the district court’s award. Finding that the district court abused its discretion, we reverse and remand, instructing the lower court in redetermining its award of attorneys’ fees to consider the lodestar factors enunciated by this Court in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. KellstromCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Hollis Watkins v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by124 opinions
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- Giles v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Hidden Oaks Limited, Hidden Oaks Limited, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. The City of Austin, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Denise COUTIN, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. YOUNG & RUBICAM PUERTO RICO, INC., Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Goldin v. BartholowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
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