Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Gomez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1995No. 93-16650PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Title 42 U.S.C. § 1988 (“Fees Act”) provides that in federal civil rights actions “the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs.” Recoverable attorney’s fees may include fees incurred while doing work on the underlying merits of the action (“merits fees”) as well as fees incurred while pursuing merits fees (“fees-on-fees”). Clark v. City of Los Angeles, 803 F.2d 987, 992 (9th Cir.1986). The district court ruled that plaintiffs could recover fees-on-fees only to the degree…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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