Halderman v. Pennhurst State School & Hosp.

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

“A request for attorney’s fees should not result in a second major litigation. Ideally of course, litigants will settle the amount of the fee.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1941, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983). Despite this Court’s hope that the parties would heed the Supreme Court’s admonition and settle their fee dispute, presently before this Court are the four fee petitions of Plaintiffs Terri Lee Halderman, et al. (“Halderman Plaintiffs”) for attorney’s fees and expenses from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the…