DL v. Dist. of Columbia, Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge Sentelle.
Tatel, Circuit Judge:
When plaintiffs prevail in a civil rights case, the law usually entitles them to recover reasonable attorney's fees. Federal district judges, whom Congress has tasked with tabulating those fees, frequently find themselves whipsawed between two seemingly discordant instructions: (1) ascertain the hourly rate for lawyers performing similar work "with a fair degree of accuracy" using "specific evidence," National Association of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of Defense , 675 F.2d 1319 , 1325 (D.C. Cir. 1982), but (2)…
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