Legal Opinion
Jeffers v. Clinton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1993No. 92-2903PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
In the present proceedings, appellants, in their official capacities, appeal the award of attorneys’ fees for plaintiffs who successfully challenged the 1981 apportionment of the Arkansas legislature under the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973. A three-judge district court awarded a total in attorneys’ fees and expenses of $1,034,492 including an adjusted fifty percent. enhancement over the lodestar1 amount of $653,687 to account for the contingency factor in the lawsuit.
Only the enhanced fee is at issue. As a threshold question, the appellees contest the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Jeffers v. ClintonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Banks v. SlayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
- Baird v. Consolidated City of IndianapolisDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1993
- Jeffers v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Jeffers v. TuckerDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1993