Legal Opinion
Harris v. McCarthy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1986No. 85-6028PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants (“plaintiffs”) appeal from a district court order awarding them partial attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. They claim that the trial judge abused his discretion by (i) awarding them attorney’s fees for only a fraction of the time they spent securing and monitoring a preliminary injunction in the underlying suit; (ii) awarding them only 11.5% of the amount sought in connection with their motion in pursuit of the award; and (iii) refusing to grant them attorney’s fees in connection with their claim that the underlying suit had been a catalyst for…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Robert P. Noli and Delora J. Noli v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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