Legal Opinion
Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 12, 1978No. Civ. 15492PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
CLARIE, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs have requested the Court to reconsider and clarify its ruling filed December 21, 1976, wherein the Court granted a total overall allowance of $41,145 for attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs’ counsel pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k), known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. The plaintiffs’ counsel in his present motion has suggested that in light of the successful result of the suit, the Court should apply to the hourly allowance a “multiplier” for an overall award of $100,000…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fairley v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mid-Hudson Legal Services, Inc. v. G & U, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. Brookside Theatre Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gagne v. MaherDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
- Watch v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1981
- Glover v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- Dickerson v. PritchardDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1982