Legal Opinion

Young v. Smith

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 6, 2017No. 3:07-CV-00854PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge

MEMORANDUM OPINION

I. BACKGROUND

This civil rights action has come to be known for all of the wrong reasons. Sad to say, after ten years of protracted - and unnecessarily' contentious litigation, it- appears that all Plaintiffs counsel, Cynthia L. Pollick, Esquire, has managed to accomplish is disrespecting this Court as an institution and embarrassing herself in the eyes of many of itB constituents.

The instant chapter in this litigation stems from a fee petition submitted by Ms. Pollick for nearly three-quarters of a million dollars, a fee petition…

2Cases cited72 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Megan Young v. Bruce Smith, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2018
  2. BAUER v. ROACH JR.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2020
  3. Bush v. Bass Energy ServicesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2023
  4. Cyril Andre Marcel Siras v. Idiatou BahDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2026
  5. MIGLIORI v. LEHIGH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONSDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2023

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