Legal Opinion
Bohen v. City of East Chicago
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 5, 1987No. Civ. H-83-0484PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. *
An opinion filed April 8, 1987, awarded Bohen more than $29,000 in damages and invited her lawyers to apply for attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. Counsel filed an application seeking more than $38,000 in fees. This represented about 350 hours of legal work at rates of $100 and $125 per hour, plus $1,400 to reimburse Bohen for a retainer paid to her first attorney, who withdrew from the representation before discovery began in earnest. The City opposed this request in part. I held a hearing on August 3, 1987, at which both sides were invited to present…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hortencia Bohen v. City of East Chicago, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
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