Legal Opinion
Barcia v. Sitkin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 11, 1988No. 79 Civ. 5831 (RLC), 79 Civ. 5899 (RLC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
The issue before the court is the reasonable hourly rate for services performed by Beverly Gross and David Raff for the period June 1, 1979, to June 30, 1983, as an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The parties had agreed to an interim hourly rate for Gross and Raff of $165 with the final hourly rate to be determined by the court. It was agreed that the interim rate could be adjusted up or down.
Plaintiffs seek an across-the-board hourly rate of $185, an enhancement factor for delay in payment from October 5, 1982, to March…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Moore v. RossDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
3Cited by12 opinions
- Saulpaugh v. Monroe Community HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Wilder v. BernsteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Barcia v. SitkinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Barcia v. SitkinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Barcia v. SitkinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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