Legal Opinion
Tobin v. Gordon
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 4, 2009No. C.A. 04-1211-MPTPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
MARY PAT THYNGE, United States Magistrate Judge.
Background
Plaintiff moves for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs for his counsel (the Neuber ger and LaRosa law firms) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 54, which were incurred in the preparation and prosecution of his petition for attorneys’ fees and costs in the instant matter. Defendants argue that neither law firm is entitled to fees because plaintiffs fee petition was unsuccessful and under the Hensley 1 analysis, his motion for fees should be denied.
Plaintiff filed his complaint on September 2, 2004.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. Larkin, Cambridge License Commission, Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. LarkinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Durett v. CohenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Tobin v. GordonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2009
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